REYKJAVIK, Iceland – Iceland's getting a new constitution — and it's really going to be the voice of the people. The sparsely-populated volcanic island is holding an unusual election Saturday to ...

A towering sculpture of a man in a blue suit greets you at Safnasafnið, the Icelandic Folk and Outsider Art Museum. (all photos by the author for Hyperallergic) AKUREYRI, Iceland — If you set out from ...

REYKJAVIK, Iceland – In this land of fire and ice, where the fog-shrouded lava fields offer a spooky landscape in which anything might lurk, stories abound of the "hidden folk" — thousands of elves, ...

REYKJAVIK, Iceland - In this land of fire and ice, where the fog-shrouded lava fields offer a spooky landscape in which anything might lurk, stories abound of the "hidden folk" - thousands of elves, ...

Nancy Marie Brown has traveled to Iceland 30 times in 35 years. The stony, often desolate country calls to her in screams and whispers. On her trips to the far north island nation, the East Burke ...

Who are the hidden people? And what’s going on with the whole Christmas troll situation? As you may know, Iceland is not the most hospitable of landscapes (with respect). The Icelandic people have ...

How do the stories we tell and the beliefs we hold shape the way we interact with the planet? A new book, "Looking for Hidden Folk: How Iceland's Elves Can Save the Earth," by author Nancy Marie Brown ...

Icelandic folk outfit Kaleo's got a new EP out later this year, recorded with Mike Crossey (Arctic Monkeys, Jake Bugg) and set to come out on Elektra/Atlantic later this year. Solemn, sweeping new ...