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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 Harpa concert hall and conference center started a new chapter in its performance history last Tuesday night with its very first film premier.
Inside Harpa. Photo by Geir Ólafsson.
The film premiered was a documentary about a cancer patient battling prostate cancer. Blái Naglinn or “The Blue Nail”, tells the story of Jóhannes V. Nordal.
The evening started with a symbolic performance of a choir of 220 choir members from several local choirs featuring the internationally acclaimed Icelandic performer Garðar Cortes accompanied by the Icelandic Symphony Orchestra.
Every year 220 individuals are diagnosed with prostate cancer and one person per week dies of cancer, ruv.is reports.
The documentary will air on RÚV, the Icelandic Broadcasting Corporation’s television channel on Sunday April 1.
From April 19, the Blue Nail symbol will be available for purchase with all profits going towards radiotherapy equipment for the cancer ward at Landspítali University Hospital in Reykjavík.
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One of the last tasks of Steingrímur J. Sigfússon while in office as minister of industries and innovation was to issue a regulation on Monday extending the reserve for whales in Faxaflói bay, off Reykjavík in Southwest Iceland. The regulation took affect at midnight.
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The Identification Committee of the National Commissioner of the Icelandic Police yesterday completed its investigation of human remains found by travelers on the beach Kaldbaksvík in Strandir, the eastern West Fjords, on Saturday.
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The government of Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir will formally step down after a state council meeting with President of Iceland Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson at his residence Bessastaðir at 11 am today. At 3 pm, the new government of Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson will attend a state council meeting and afterwards formally take power.
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Air traffic was grounded at Keflavík International Airport for up to two hours this morning due to a failure in the flight data system. Due to the delay, many passengers missed their connecting flights.
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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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REVIEWS
Interwined at the Einar Jónsson Museum is a group exhibition by the first Master students (Class of 2014) from the Iceland Academy of the Arts. The site-specific 21st century artworks delightfully freshen up the interior in the home and studio of the famous 20th century Icelandic sculptor.
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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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