Novels, short fiction, and poetry from the margins of Iceland

Onion Lake Cree Nation grew more than 1,000 pounds of vegetables, including cauliflower, tomatoes, potatoes and cabbage, in a small, no-till garden plot that the community decided to trial this year.

Rannsóknarnefnd umferðarslysa (the Road Traffic Accident Investigation Committee) considered it appropriate to warn drivers about a dangerous bend there following a fatal crash at exactly the same loc...

A vehicle equipped with sophisticated diving gear arrived in Iceland shortly before a ship carrying 106 kg of cocaine docked at Straumsvík. Brazilian drug divers needed two attempts to make the long d...

A new world map approved by allsherjarþing Sameinuðu þjóðanna (the United Nations General Assembly) is intended to show the world more accurately, says Sigmar Metúsalemsson, a geographer at Efla.

Police pursued a Hopp car-sharing vehicle from Lágmúli to Víðidalur in Reykjavík yesterday. The driver struck other vehicles during the pursuit.

The 2027 budget bill will be presented today. A surplus of several billion ISK is forecast.

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Akureyri had 56 more hours of sunshine than in an average year in August, while Reykjavík had 32 more, according to Veðurstofa Íslands (the Icelandic Met Office)'s monthly weather summary. Temperature...

The dómsmálaráðherra (Minister of Justice) says there are sufficient legal powers to tackle drug use in prisons. Conditions at Litla-Hraun, Iceland's largest prison, however, make it difficult to curb...

A 255-year-old coin belonging to naturalist Sveinn Pálsson was unexpectedly discovered this summer when a hiking group travelling through Öræfi spotted it.

Today, RÚV English Radio makes its first visit to Húsavík museum.

Reykjavík Executive Committee yesterday approved the mayor's proposal for extensive changes to the Department of Welfare and the Department of Education and Youth. More than 80 people will be made red...

Reykjavík Executive Committee yesterday approved the mayor's proposal for extensive changes to the Department of Welfare and the Department of Education and Youth. More than 80 people will be made red...

The government estimates that accession negotiations could be completed within one and a half to two years if Icelanders vote yes on Saturday. If the result is no, accession negotiations will not resu...

A referendum on accession negotiations with the European Union will be held this weekend. RÚV's Kastljós spoke yesterday to people who intend to vote no. Today, the programme will speak to people who ...

Icelandic music writer Arnar Eggert Thoroddsen says Dolly Parton managed to carve out a unique position for herself in the male-dominated world of popular music.

Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir, foreign minister, says it is clear that whether the answer is yes or no on Saturday, her first step will be to convene Alþingi's Foreign Affairs Committee.

More than ISK 300 million was raised in Reykjavíkurmaraþon Íslandsbanka (the Íslandsbanki Reykjavík Marathon) last weekend. One runner alone raised more than ISK 5 million.

Primary school pupils who travel by bus to and from school need not worry about the announced phone ban. Various types of cards can be used to travel to and from school.

An 18-year age limit has been introduced in outdoor changing rooms at swimming pools in Reykjavík where staff are not permanently present. The measure is intended to ensure children's safety at the po...

Today, RÚV English Radio is in Ásbrú.

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The danger of a society learning to look away.

The Obama Presidential Center officially opens this week. The history of America’s presidential libraries began with the