Race against time thriller Transporter tops Whatever Pictures’ scripted Mipcom offering

Finnish production company Whatever Pictures Crime thriller Transporter headlines Finnish production company Whatever Pictures’ slate of scripted series for Mipcom next week. The 6×45’ series, commissioned by Icelandic streamer Simmin and acquired...

44th SIBF to host publishers and exhibitors from 118 countries

SIBF 2025 will host over 1,200 events and activities with participation from over 250 guests from 66 countries, including acclaimed authors, artists, and intellectuals. The fair will also see 10 countries participating for the first time in the...

Review: Hidden People

07/10/2025 - Miha Hočevar’s feature is an enjoyable and thoroughly contemporary comedy of the defeated, with an unusual Slovenian and Icelandic flavour to it Ólafur Darri Ólafsson and Blaž Šef in Hidden People In Hidden People, Miha Hočevar...

The world comes with Morgunblaðið

All subscribers to Morgunblaðið — both current and new — now receive unlimited access to The New York Times for twelve months. There has never been greater value in being a Morgunblaðið subscriber, with trusted Icelandic journalism delivered daily...

Women’s Strike Planned to Mark 50 Years Since 1975 Walkout

A national women’s strike will take place on Friday 24 October, as reported by RÚV. The event will mark the 50-year anniversary of the landmark 1975 walkout. On that day, thousands of women in Iceland left their workplaces to demand equal pay and...

This Is Europe's Busiest Airport In 2025

We all know that Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport is the busiest airport in the world, both in terms of available seats and the number of passengers that fly to and from the Delta Air Lines megahub. It is followed closely...

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,...

Another Budget Airline Just Ended Operations. Does This Foreshadow a Larger Industry Trend?

When Icelandic upstart Play Airlines abruptly shut down operations last week, canceling all flights, the news felt almost anticlimactic. The Reykjavík-based carrier, which launched in 2021 with a kicky red logo and high hopes, had already wound...

Pastry chef’s list of 50 best breads: A global culinary adventure

(CNN) — What is bread? You likely don’t have to think for long, and whether you’re hungry for a slice of sourdough or craving tortillas, what you imagine says a lot about where you’re from. But if bread is easy to picture, it’s hard to define....

The Voice of Hind Rajab wins Grand Prix at Film Fest Gent

The Grand Prix at Film Fest Gent was awarded to The Voice of Hind Rajab, the latest film by Tunisian director Kaouther Ben Hania. The international jury hailed the film, about the death of a young girl in Gaza, as "a call for humanity", praising...

Europe – In Search of its Moral Triumph

Caught by two Guernicas, which we frivolously call conflicts – one Semitic and the other inter-Slavic – of uncertain ends and its beginnings, and trapped in a cycle of confrontational multispatial despair, the European continent finds itself...

Government Greenlights Stronger Lava Defences at Grindavík

New lava barriers are being built to strengthen protection for the town of Grindavík in southwest Iceland. The news follows the Justice Minister’s approval of a proposal from the National Commissioner of Police. As reported by RÚV, the upgrade...

Björk calls for the release of musician ‘kidnapped’ by Israeli authorities

Björk has shared a statement calling for Icelandic authorities to fight for the release of Magga Stína, an Icelandic singer. According to news reports, Stína was among a group of activists seized by the Israeli army on Tuesday night (October 7)...

Björk Makes Urgent Plea For Release of Childhood Friend Detained by Israeli Army After Seizure of ‘Freedom Flotilla’: ‘Our Voice Matters’

Björk made an urgent plea on behalf of fellow Icelandic musician Magga Stína on Wednesday morning (Oct. 8), after claiming that her childhood friend had been “kidnapped” by the Israeli army after attempting to deliver aid to the war-ravaged Gaza...

Equine charities unite to save 70 rare breed horses and foals in Devon

Several equine charities have joined forces to save and protect a number of semi-feral herds of Icelandic horses in Devon. Members of the public raised concerns about the horses in May 2024, prompting a multi-agency collaboration to rescue the...

Meet the Man Whose 2,253-Word Name Takes 20 Minutes to Recite

Laurence Watkins, a retired security guard from Auckland, New Zealand, holds his six-page birth certificate which lists all of his 2,253 names. He is the official record holder for “longest personal name in the world,” as confirmed by Guinness...

PLAY Airlines collapses, leaving passengers stranded

Icelandic low-cost carrier PLAY has collapsed, halting all flights and leaving hundreds of passengers stranded at destination airports. PLAY was born in 2021 from the ashes of WOW, another Icelandic LCC that also collapsed in a similar way in...

“Community Banking: The Cornerstone Of Building Communities” Speech By Federal Reserve Governor Michael S. Barr At The 2025 Community Banking Research Conference, St. Louis, Missouri

Thank you for the invitation to speak to you today.1 I value the opportunity to spend time with community bankers and fellow federal and state bank regulators. This conference, now in its 13th year, is always a great forum for those interactions....

Portugal v Republic of Ireland: Kick-off time, TV details, tickets and other match details as Ronaldo and Co welcome Boys in Green

Hiemir Hallgrimsson probably would want to travel to any other team than Portugal right now, with the Icelandic manager’s job at risk. The Boys in Green come into this game on the back of an embarrassing away defeat to Armenia in Yerevan, after...

50 of the world’s best breads

By Jen Rose Smith, CNN What is bread? You likely don’t have to think for long, and whether you’re hungry for a slice of sourdough or craving tortillas, what you imagine says a lot about where you’re from. But if bread is easy to picture, it’s hard...