John RogersThe Miniature Mountain: Hiking up Úlfarsfell in Reykjavík, IcelandThe number 15 bus rumbles away, and I’m suddenly alone.Jun 1Jun 1
John RogersChasing The Phantom SparkThe dreamy Iceland-made racing game that’s gathering real momentumApr 17Apr 17
John RogersSigns of the Sojourner offers a kinder vision of our climate futureA thoughtful story-driven video game about precarity, persistence, and community in the face of ecological uncertaintyMay 31, 20221May 31, 20221
John RogersPlay Test: SableExploration, self-discovery and ‘the rubber-goth phase’ in a new indie gemNov 4, 2021Nov 4, 2021
John RogersUnder The Weather: High Gales & Wild Waves In SnæfellsnesA sudden blinding flash lights up the room. I wake from a sleepy reverie, leaping up from the bed to the attic room’s window to determine…Feb 27, 2019Feb 27, 2019
John RogersOn Thin Ice: Glacial Melt, Global Warming, And What It Means For IcelandThe Okjökull glacier died in 2014. It wasn’t the first Icelandic glacier to pass away. Some estimates say that up to ten named bodies of…Jan 31, 2019Jan 31, 2019
John RogersTasting The Landscape: KOKS Is A Culinary Fireworks Display“It’s not far,” says the driver, with a smile, as myself, a photographer, and three older couples clamber into the back of a high, rugged…Oct 18, 2018Oct 18, 2018
John RogersThe Hot Sea: GeoSea Geothermal Baths Open In HúsavíkOn a grassy hilltop at the edge of the small northern town of Húsavík, a brand new state-of-the-art bathing facility called the GeoSea…Sep 25, 2018Sep 25, 2018
John RogersInto The Highlands: A Five-Day Trip Around Iceland’s Wild InteriorThe engine judders to a halt, and we step out of the van into a plume of swirling dust. It’s approaching noon, and the shadows of…Sep 5, 2018Sep 5, 2018
John RogersHard Labour: 10 Years After His First Show, Þrándur Is One Of Iceland’s Best-Known PaintersÞrándur Þórarinsson opens the door of his studio and quietly says hello. Dressed in a blue grandad-collar shirt and maroon cords, his shy…Jul 26, 2018Jul 26, 2018