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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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The world-famous Icelandic band Sigur Rós has not performed live or visited the US for about four years, so the recent announcement of an upcoming tour is big news.
Sigur Rós.
Sigur Rós will perform in several North American cities, including Philadelphia and Brooklyn, New York, in the end of July, and then in August in Toronto, Montreal, Chicago, Seattle, Portland, and Los Angeles, as reported on hitfix.com.
Most of these concerts will be held in outdoor spaces, such as the Hollywood Forever Cemetery in LA, site of celebrity graves, including Johnny and Dee Dee Ramone.
The Icelandic band will head over to the Summer Sonic Festival in Tokyo in mid-August (where Green Day is also on the bill) and then back to Europe, to appear in Paris; Winterthur, Switzerland; Amsterdam; and Ireland.
In September, Sigur Rós will give concerts in Italy, Austria, Germany and Poland, in addition to appearing with Stevie Wonder, The XX, Justice, New Order, and Warpaint at Bestival, on the Isle of Wight, England.
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The chairmen of the Independence Party and Progressive Party, Bjarni Benediktsson and Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson, formally presented the government agreement to the public at a press conference shortly after 11 am this morning.
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The party council of the Independence Party and central committee of the Progressive Party unanimously accepted the government agreement negotiated by their respective chairmen, Bjarni Benediktsson and Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson, yesterday evening.
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Icelandic mountaineer Ingólfur Geir Gissurarson made it up the summit of the world’s highest mountain, Everest at 8,848 meters, by the South East Ridge at 1 am Icelandic time last night. At 50, he is the fifth and oldest Icelander to make the climb.
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The Identification Committee of the National Commissioner of the Icelandic Police is working on the identification of a body swept up on the beach at Kaldbaksvík in Strandir, the eastern West Fjords, on Saturday. The body was found by travelers in the area.
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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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