The scariest movie of the year? “Excuse me, you can’t be serious. If you would have looked, you would have found things”

Tyler Durden at ZeroHedge points out this video of Columbia University economist Fredric Mishkin who has changed the title of his 2006 pen-for-hire paper on Iceland’s economic state from Financial Stability in Iceland to Financial Instability in Iceland. Some time ago we penned a post, titled”Mishkin On Iceland: “Nothing Is F*#&ed Here Dude” which discussed [...]

Amid the doom and gloom some see hope Iceland: Future of hope is out in September. An interesting project, at first sight it seems to ponder things the way that Icelanders originally dreamed them after the economic collapse. How it corresponds to the current reality will be interesting to see.

Word is that the Icelandic government has hired this British spin doctor named Jaimie to help them with the Magma fiasco. A sample of his previous work: “He is the real international deal, Harrow, Harvard, thereafter intelligent guidance of the family’s shipping money… He has the experience in business and he has the clout, above [...]

From Joseph Stiglitz’ lecture in Iceland last year. From Lara Hanna’s blog. “What kind of society do you want to create?”

Protester arrested following demonstrations outside the IMF’s temporary office in Reykjavik today

Whatever happened to the boring old Nordic state of Iceland? Protesters and police are now clashing outside the Central Bank. DV reports that celebrated singer Ellen Kristjansdottir is in the emergency room at the National Hospital after the police pushed her away. Another protester Gretar Eiriksson also clashed with police as these photos from DV [...]

Bill Still on Iceland. Comments?

Quit your whining over the Icelandic volcano, The Islands Mountain Glacier Volcano. As Kenyan farmers lose billions in revenue, as British office workers don‘t get their fruit salad for breakfast, as Pep Guardiola and Rafa Benitez whine their ways to Milan and Madrid by bus and train this eruption can act as a serious kick [...]