Jón Ásgeir Jóhanneson

The White Book and Baugur Group

November 24, 2009

I’ve just finished reading The White Book by Einar Már Guðmundsson …yes, it’s taken me awhile, but only because I was subjected to the literary equivalent of being clobbered over the head and dragged off  this book [affiliate link alert!] – pretty much as I am currently devouring this one [or as the bookstore clerk [...]

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The biggest bank robbery in Iceland’s history?

February 23, 2009

“Another day, another scandal,” someone wrote in the comments the other day – and ain’t it the truth. A day hardly passes around here with some dirty deed being dredged up from the cesspool that is Iceland’s economic collapse. Today’s scandal is brought to you by an establishment close to the Nicelandic heart – the [...]

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