List of Iceland articles
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Frances Pugh in 2019's Midsommar. Scandinavia’s Horror Renaissance and the Global Appeal of ‘Fakelore’
“Midsommar” and “The Ritual” are steeped in Scandinavian folklore. Or are they?
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A man takes a selfie in Iceland. Why Is Everyone Going to Iceland?
How Reykjavik successfully managed the pandemic and brought tourism back.
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A supporter of Iceland cheers the Group C match between Iceland and Austria during the UEFA Women's Euro 2017 at Sparta Stadion on July 26, 2017 in Rotterdam, Netherlands. The Misogynist Violence of Iceland’s Feminist Paradise
The world’s “best place to be a woman” is far more dangerous than its reputation suggests.
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People protesting against a new government measure to further restrict abortions in Poland gather as part of "Black Friday" demonstrations nationwide on March 23, 2018 in Poznan, Poland. The women's rights group Dziewuchy Dziewuchom, called on women across Poland to gather for protests in cities nationwide. Politics Without Parties
From Poland to Iceland, citizens’ groups are taking matters into their own hands and bringing about genuine political change from outside the party system.
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Activists protest the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh as a Supreme Court judge in Washington on Oct. 5. (Alex Wong/Getty Images) Iceland’s Lessons for the #MeToo Era
The history of successful women’s protests show that mass mobilization is key.
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Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev and U.S. President Ronald Reagan in Washington, D.C. in December 1987. (AFP/Getty Images) When Ronnie Met Mikhail
On our podcast: As Trump sits down with Putin, we look back at a summit in Reykjavik that helped end the Cold War.
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The parliament building is pictured on October 29, 2016 in Reykjavik during the snap general election. Icelanders voted in a snap election that could see the anti-establishment Pirate Party form the next government in the wake of the Panama Papers tax-dodging scandal and lingering anger over the 2008 financial meltdown. / AFP / Halldor KOLBEINS (Photo credit should read HALLDOR KOLBEINS/AFP/Getty Images) Icelandic Government Collapses Amid Pedophilia Scandal
The Icelandic prime minister’s links to a convicted rapist have once again put the democracy’s accountability to the test.
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iceland crop Iceland’s Historic Baby Boom Comes Nine Months After Surprise Euro Cup 2016 Win
Feel free to do the math.
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cat-crop Iceland’s Hottest New Reality TV Show Is Just a Live Stream of Cats
It's called 'Keeping Up With the Kattarshians.'
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iceland-crop Profile in Courage: Iceland’s President Denounces Pineapple As a Pizza Topping
Finally, a world leader brave enough to take a stand.
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femmes French Women Walked out of the Office Early to Protest the Pay Gap. What If American Women Did the Same?
What if American women copied their French and Icelandic counterparts and left the office early to prove a point about equal pay?
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yayiceland Hey, Just Wanted to Make Sure You Heard How Great Iceland Is
We get it, Iceland. We get it.
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CHIBA, JAPAN - JUNE 25: Japanese whalers slaughter a 9.58m Baird's beaked whale at the Wada port on June 25, 2006 in Chiba, Japan. Japan and Norway, leaders of pro-whaling nations, took a step toward restoring commercial whaling in a vote at the International Whaling Commission. (Photo by Koichi Kamoshida/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Report: Norway Now Kills More Whales Than Japan and Iceland Combined
While anti-whaling activists have focused on Japan and Iceland, Norway has outstripped both countries in whale hunting, according to a new report.
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GettyImages-519116986 crop We Knew the Panama Papers Would Make a Splash. But in Iceland?
It’s no coincidence that the people of this tiny island nation were the first to punish their leader’s financial misdeeds.
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TOPSHOT - French riot police confront protesters during a demonstration against labour law reforms in the French capital Paris on March 31, 2016. France faced fresh protests over labour reforms just a day after the beleaguered government of President Francois Hollande was forced into an embarrassing U-turn over constitutional changes. / AFP / THOMAS SAMSON (Photo credit should read THOMAS SAMSON/AFP/Getty Images) Will the Panama Papers Be a Catalyst for Change?
It’s not about Vladimir Putin’s cronies or crooked billionaires. If real reform is going to come, it’ll have to be based on popular anger at the merely well-off using tax havens to move money.
