It was December 31, New Year’s Eve, when the unnamed little girl who sold matches for a living walked barefoot through frosty snow, winding her way through the city’s narrow streets and alleyways. Her body shivered in the cold breeze.
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While the holiday season is typically spent gathered together with friends and loved ones, that sort of thing may be difficult this year. Especially for international students who are staying in Iceland, the holiday blues can hit particularly hard. Still, that shouldn’t stop you from getting into the festive spirit, and believe me when I say that Iceland does “festive” like nowhere else on earth. Here are just a few ideas to get you started.
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Í nýútkominni ljóðabók, sem nefnist Veirufangar og veraldarharmur, yrkir Valdimar Tómasson mikinn kvæðabálk um lífið á tímum veirunnar. En hver er hann, þessi maður sem yrkir svo kjarnyrt og háttbundið að hann minnir á höfuðskáld síðustu aldar?
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At long last, Christmas is here. You can expect lofty spirits, colorful decorations, wondrous ornaments, snowy landscapes, resplendent Christmas trees, sumptuous banquets, bubbly-sweet drinks, and just about anything that takes our collective mind off the coronavirus pandemic. But how does one write a very Christmassy Christmas card?
Sólborg Guðbrandsdóttir hefur haldið úti Instagram síðunni Fávitar, en hún hefur vaxið mikið á seinustu misserum. Hún gaf nýlega út bók tengda Fávitum sem byggist á raunverulegum spurningum frá fylgjendum Fávita, sem að í dag telja rúmlega 32 þúsund.
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This year marks the 250th anniversary of Ludwig van Beethoven's birth. He was born in Bonn, Germany in December 1770. My initial intention was to write an article about the so-called genius of Bonn, but then I decided to just let his work do the talking. That’s why I put together a playlist of recommended pieces.
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Árið í ár markar 250 ára afmæli Ludwig van Beethoven. Upphaflega ætlaði ég að skrifa grein um „snillinginn frá Bonn“, en ákvað þess í stað að leyfa verkum Beethovens að tala. Því hef ég sett saman lagalista af verkum sem ég mæli með.
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In honor of the Student Council’s 100th anniversary, we’ve put together a list of ten things that made the University of Iceland what it is today. The list was partly adapted from the university’s centennial celebration website.
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Í tilefni af 100 ára afmæli Stúdentaráðs Háskóla Íslands er hér birtur listi yfir tíu atriði sem gerðu Háskóla Íslands að því sem hann er í dag. Listinn var unnin að hluta til upp úr vefsíðu aldarafmælis Háskóla Íslands.
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Shortly after publishing our preview of the upcoming theatre season, stricter measures were introduced to prevent the spread of the corona-virus. We spoke with three theatre directors in Reykjavík.
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Stuttu eftir leikhúskynningu síðasta blaðs voru samkomutakmarkanir hertar og bann lagt á sviðslistir á landsvísu. Við náðum tali af Brynhildi Guðjónsdóttur, leikhússtýru Borgarleikhússins, Friðriki Friðrikssyni framkvæmdastjóra Tjarnarbíós og Mörtu Nordal, leikhússtýru Leikfélags Akureyrar.
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The Icelandic Student Innovation Fund awarded a number of grants to university students this summer, with a special emphasis on creating more jobs for students. Students worked on a variety of interesting projects and research studies. Here we will share with you two exciting projects. One sheds light on the position of women in the film industry and the other on clothing consumption and recycling.
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Fjöldi styrkja voru veittir á vegum nýsköpunarsjóðs til háskólanema í sumar, þar sem lögð var sérstök áhersla á skapa fleiri störf fyrir nemendur. Unnið var að fjölbreyttum jafnt sem áhugaverðum verkefnum og rannsóknum. Til umfjöllunar verða tvö spennandi verkefni, annað þeirra varpar ljósi á stöðu kvenna í kvikmyndaiðnaðinum og hitt á fataneyslu og endurvinnslu.
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Dylan Herrera & Eva Margit Wang Atladóttir discuss what Icelanders failed to learn from COVID-19.
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Dylan Herrera & Eva Margit Wang Atladóttir fjalla um það sem Íslendingar virðast ekki hafa lært af Kórónuveirunni.
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Here Atli Freyr Þorvaldsson tells us which films interested him in late October. If any of these films interest you, then you, dear reader, should don your coat and go to the cinema! Please respect social distancing and personal preventative measures in relation to Covid-19!
Atli Freyr Þorvaldsson fjallar hér um bíómyndir sem vöktu áhuga hans í bíóhúsum í lok október.
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Gróska is the latest addition to the Vísindagarðar complex and is intended to be a hub for business growth and innovation. Atli Freyr Þorvaldsson talked to Elísabet Sveinsdóttir and Hrólfur Jónsson, who both work for Vísindagarðar.
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Hér skrifar Atli Freyr Þorvaldsson um Grósku, nýjustu viðbótina við Vísindagarða. Hann ræddi við Elísabetu Sveinsdóttur og Hrólf Jónsson, sem starfa bæði fyrir Vísindagarða
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This summer, many people were probably surprised by the sight of a seventy-something man cruising around town on an electric scooter, wearing a yellow vest and carrying some sort of strange vacuum cleaner on his back. The Gum Slayer, as some people call him, recently spoke with the Student Paper. We couldn’t wait to meet this interesting man, who set out to clean as many wads of gum as possible off the streets and sidewalks of downtown Reykjavík over the course of 10 weeks.
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