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...

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...

Rosewood Courchevel Le Jardin Alpin: A New Era of Alpine Luxury Begins in the French Alps

Opening this December, Rosewood Courchevel Le Jardin Alpin marks Rosewood's debut winter resort and its second property in mainland France. Situated within the Jardin Alpin enclave of Courchevel 1850, one of the world's most iconic ski...

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...

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,”...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Astonishing Aphex Twin Improv

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Fifty Years Later, Push For Equality Continues: Remembering The Strike That Stopped The Nation

Photo by Bjarnleifur Bjarnleifsson Art Bicnick Ljósmyndasafn Reykjavíkur Supplied still On October 24, 1975, 90 percent of women all around Iceland went on strike. Twenty-five thousand of them gathered on Arnarhóll hill in Reykjavík to show how...

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,...

PLAY Faced ISK 1.6 Billion Carbon Bill the Day After Its Collapse

Icelandic budget airline Play was due to settle a huge carbon emissions bill, estimated to be over 1.6 billion ISK, the day after it ceased operations. The payment is linked to the EU-wide emissions trading system, and would have added to the...

A new island erupted from the sea – can it show us how nature works without human interference?

The crew of the Ísleifur II had just finished casting their nets off the coast of southern Iceland when they realised something was wrong. In the early morning gloom in November 1963, a dark mass filled the sky over the Atlantic Ocean. They rushed...

Science The Guardian A new island erupted from the sea – can it show us how nature works without human interference?

The crew of the Ísleifur II had just finished casting their nets off the coast of southern Iceland when they realised something was wrong. In the early morning gloom in November 1963, a dark mass filled the sky over the Atlantic Ocean. They rushed...

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...