A memorial service celebrating the life of Hannah Jane Large will be held at Áskirkja church on Saturday at 4 p.m.

Morgunblaðið has obtained documents showing that a number of foreign nationals come to Iceland and receive municipal financial assistance for years at a time. The assistance is intended as an emergency measure for people who are unable to suppor...

The Urriðaholt Sports Centre and its new swimming pool will open to the public tomorrow, according to an announcement from the municipality of Garðabær.

The board of the VR trade union has expressed serious concerns over the government’s budget bill, saying it significantly reduces the chances that collective agreements in the private sector will remain in force.

“Events like these are organised over four or five days, and this time five days were set aside. The aim was to set two records in two different categories, one involving two separate formations in the same jump and the other three.”

To me, Icelandic designer Sævar Markús Óskarsson has always borne a striking resemblance to a young Yves Saint Laurent. There is the floppy ’60s mop of hair, the immaculate tailoring on his tall frame, the black turtleneck and, invariably, a pai...

If you listen to Icelandic music, you listen to Magnús Jóhann Ragnarsson, stage name Magnús Jóhann. This goes for any genre. The greatest, most revered rapper in the country, Birnir, his key lick is a Magnús Jóhann lick. Looking for swaggering ...

World-renowned Polish tango group Bandonegro comes to Gamla Bió Sunday night, September 13, for the first time at the invitation of Tangófélagið, the local tango club that meets twice a week on Mondays at IÐNÓ and Fridays at Kramhús. Check det...

Recently a video went viral of Maggie Gyllenhaal during the inaugural press conference of the Venice Film Festival. Prompted by the question why there were only two women directors out of 20 selected for competition, Gyllenhaal, as the president of t...

When I read the song titles on Þórir Georg’s new release, Cheer Up, I worried he was having an emotional crisis. “Hell or High Water,” “The Devils,” “The Blood,” “The Dark,” — these all seemed daunting. First, rest assured, thes...