Accusations Of Foul Play As Airline Goes Bust: Up To 20,000 Travellers Left Stranded

At around 10:00 on the morning of Monday, September 29, PLAY, the low-fare airline that had operated out of Iceland since June 24, 2021, announced that it was bankrupt. The announcement went on to say that “it is clear that thousands of passengers...

3 FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifiers matches to watch on 14 October on OTTplay

The road to the FIFA World Cup 2026 is heating up with crucial European qualifying matches scheduled for 14 October 2025. Northern Ireland will host Germany in Belfast, Iceland will take on France in Reykjavik, and Wales will battle Belgium in...

Three new European versions of Taskmaster extend Avalon format’s global footprint

Taskmaster has seen more than 92 seasons commissioned outside the UK MIPCOM: Broadcasters in the Netherlands, Estonia and Iceland have commissioned local versions of British entertainment series Taskmaster, taking the number of territories now...

Grammy-winning singer Laufey helps sign up more than 5,000 people for Phoenix library cards

Phoenix Public Library signed up more than 5,000 people for library cards partnering with the Grammy-award winning singer Laufey. The partnership connected both with the Icelandic jazz-inspired pop singer’s trip to the Valley to perform at...

Strongest earthquake swarm in over two years

It has been almost two and a half years since an earthquake swarm similar to the one yesterday was measured in Mýrdalsjökull glacier. There are no indications that a glacial outburst flood (jökulhlaup) or volcanic eruption is beginning. Sigríður...

Laufey Is Unapologetically Herself

Icelandic jazz-pop star Laufey spoke with Terry Gross about her classical training in cello, breaking out online during COVID, and her first arena tour. "I've been inspired by Golden Age films, the va-va-voom of it all," the Grammy-winning artist...

Tap water, dear readers: you still have it good

In Australia, the first commercially bottled mineral water was bottled in 1867 at Ballan, near Melbourne. Globally, bottled water as we know it (spring water, mineral water in glass bottles) stretched back centuries – spa waters in Europe, glass...

A Historic Hudson Valley Estate Hits the Market for the First Time Ever at $90 Million

The sound of water tumbling over an 18th-century mill wheel only adds to the bucolic allure of a 2,000-plus-acre horse farm in New York‘s scenic Hudson Valley that just hit the market for an eye-popping $90 million. Known as Mill Farm, the...

8 Best Open World Games With Great Faction Systems

Factions can play an important role when it comes to creating believable and dynamic open world games. Not only do they immediately create a sense of conflict, which is essential for creating a sense of urgency and purpose in a story, but they...

The Voice of Hind Rajab crowned as the winner of the 52nd Film Fest Gent

20/10/2025 - Other big winners on awards night besides Kaouther Ben Hania’s film included Sophy Romvari’s Blue Heron and Barrio Triste by Stillz The jury during the awards ceremony (© Jeroen Willems) Marking the end of its 52nd edition, Film Fest...

European big guns fail to fire on road to World Cup

France have missed a chance to secure their spot at the 2026 World Cup after being held to a 2-2 draw by Iceland. The result in Reykjavik halted France's perfect start in European qualifying after three straight victories. The two-time world...

Word Of The Issue: Stranded Idiot

On the last Monday of September, many a traveller found themself either stuck in Iceland or stuck trying to get to Iceland because Icelandic low-fare airline PLAY announced they were bust. These people became, in Icelandic, strandaglópur, which is...

Astonishing Aphex Twin Improv

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Former Windsor mayor to give water strategy speech at international conference

Former Windsor Mayor Mark Millan is presenting before the International Desalination and Reuse Association in Reykjavik, Iceland this week. The presentation, “Communication Strategies for Advancing Public Acceptance of Water Reuse Projects,”...

Counting down the top 10 sports events and figures in RVA from the last 175 years

Recency bias seems unavoidable while attempting to determine Richmond’s top sports themes during the 175 years that the Richmond Times-Dispatch, or its associated antecedents, chronicled area events and figures. kAm(2D E96C6 2 9F86 :>A24E >256 3J...

Pele's Hair: Hawaii's Natural Wonder Explained

In Hawaiian mythology, a fearsome and unpredictable goddess created the islands. If she’s near and stirring up trouble, you’ll find long, tangled strands of golden, hair-like material piled up along cliffsides and roads. These golden strands,...

The Last Dinner Party on course to secure their second consecutive Number 1 album with From The Pyre

The Last Dinner Party have taken an early lead in this week’s Official Albums Chart race with their second studio release From The Pyre (1). If they can maintain enough momentum to topple Taylor Swift on Friday, it would land the indie five-piece...

Warm air brings unseasonably high temperatures to the Northeast

Temperatures could reach up to 18°C in parts of northeastern Iceland today. Winds will be from the south and southwest at 5–10 m/s, increasing to 10–15 m/s in northern regions later in the day. Rain is expected at times, but it will remain mostly...

New Music Reviews (10/20)

Each week, Music Director Chris Sanley and Associate Music Director Alex Ruder share brief insights on new and upcoming releases for KEXP's rotation. These reviews help our DJs decide on what they want to play. See what we added this week below...

Al-Mousawi resigns as Salmiya handball coach

Yaqoub Al-Mousawi KUWAIT CITY, Oct 20: Salmiya’s head coach, Yaqoub Al-Mousawi, officially resigned from his position, marking the second coaching departure in the 2025-26 Kuwaiti Handball Premier League. Al-Mousawi follows Burgan coach Hussein...