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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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Iceland’s most famous contemporary band Sigur Rós is planning the release of another new album, which will follow Valtari, scheduled to hit markets on May 28.
Jónsi of Sigur Rós. Photo by Páll Stefánsson.
According to Fréttablaðið’s sources, the unexpected album is already completed and will be issued next year. It is allegedly very different from the calm and introversive Valtari.
The members of Sigur Rós are currently in the UK where they are presenting Valtari to local media.
The band will play at a number of music festivals around the world this summer, in addition to nine solo concerts, all but one of which are sold out.
In other music news, the EP Half Dream with Sin Fang will be published on 12-inch vinyl by Morr Music at the end of May. The band’s next LP, Flowers, is scheduled to hit markets in 2013.
Following the release of Half Dream, Sin Fang will embark on a three-week tour around Europe with Sóley. The release concert will be held in Iceland in June, immediately after the tour.
Click here to read more about Sigur Rós.
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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
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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