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Watch an audio slideshow of how traditional Icelandic rhubarb stew is made. Rhubarb is one of the few vegetables that grows effortlessly in Iceland and for that reason it used to be a highly-valued addition to the traditional diet of fish and lamb.
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Writer Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir, will have a one page interview in the March edition of the French magazine Marie Claire.
English footballer Steve Lennon, playing for the Reykjavík club Fram, scored five goals against Iceland’s champions KR when Fram won them 5-0 and gave Fram the pre-season title Champions of Reykjavík.
Last night Hilmar Guðjónsson, the star of the Icelandic film Á annan veg (Either Way), received the Shooting Star Award at the Berlin Film Festival, as one of nine best new actors in Europe.
Yesterday, English C league soccer team Huddersfield Town lost home against Sheffield United, 0-1. Was it because Jóhannes Karl Guðjónsson from Akranes was not playing?
Tomorrow and Friday, the Iceland Symphony Orchestra will play the score from the Lord of the Rings trilogy by Howard Shore at Harpa.
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Coalition talks between the Independence and Progressive Party are in the final stages, set to be completed today or tomorrow, and a decision on a new government for Iceland is expected to be announced tomorrow or on Tuesday.
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Actors staging Angels of the Universe at the Icelandic National Theater last night took a short break in the performance in order to be able to watch Eyþór Ingi represent Iceland at the Eurovision semifinal.
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President of Finland Sauli Niinistö and his wife Jenni Haukio will travel to Iceland on an official visit May 28-29.
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The oldest singles chart list in Iceland is compiled by state broadcaster RÚV’s radio station Rás 2 each week.
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The 2013 April-May issue of Iceland Review & Atlantica has been released. Packed with informative and entertaining stories, highlights include an interview with outgoing Prime Minister Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir and the people who know her best, a photo essay of ice caves in Europe’s largest glacier and a colorful feature on life in the West Fjords.
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The 11th Reykjavík Shorts & Docs. Catch it while it lasts!
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Artist couple Nína Ivanova and Ómar Smári Kristinsson explain why they decided to settle in the West Fjords’ capital.
Reykjavík Queer Choir’s annual spring concert takes place on Friday, May 24.
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