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The locker room milestone
A cultural rite of passage, plus the Icelandic secret to making things happen
I had the cutest exchange at the local pool yesterday. I was alone in the women’s change room when this little girl came in—I’d guess she was around 7.
The definition of insanity
Hello, and welcome new subscribers! I am grateful to have the chance to share my perspective on Iceland with you. I’ve been writing about this country for foreign audiences since 1994, and am the author of ten books about Iceland. (You can...
Life under oligarchy, or why Icelanders voted not to reopen negotiations with the European Union
In 1490, the Icelandic parliament, Alþingi, passed laws that made it illegal for Icelanders to work for foreigners. The reason: foreign vessels (British and German, mostly) that fished off the coast of Iceland needed hands to process their...
To EU or not to EU, that is the ..
On Iceland’s upcoming referendum on whether or not to resume accession talks
Time is a strange thing. You have something looming on the horizon that feels impossibly far away, and then days, weeks, months pass and suddenly the event is upo...
Is Iceland finished, kaputt, over?
A viral feud, a contentious referendum, and psychedelics to help heal inherited trauma
In the wake of last week’s post I was frankly expecting to see a plummet in subscriber numbers, but nope, on balance there was only one person who unsub...
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