user: Q: Iceland is hosting the coolest party on Earth

During this summer's Secret Solstice, a festival held in Iceland during a period of days when the sun never sets, party-goers can take it underground.

70 guests will join in a dance party, dubbed an "IceRave," deep inside one of the world's largest glaciers.

For the price of $228, guests will be conveyed from Reykjavik to the glacier. Iceland Monitor describes what happens next:

Once arriving at Langjökull, Europe’s second-largest glacier, the remainder of the journey to the entrance to “Icerave” will be taken in ice explorer vehicles, modified from their previous roles of transporting rocket equipment for NASA.

Guests will then descend into a man-made cave system, go on a 45-minute guided tour of the cave system and end up with private DJ sets by electronic artists Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs and Artwork, inside the glacial cavern.

(Note the excellent name of one of the electronic artists enlisted for the party.)

According to local reports, the near kilometer-long glacial tunnel was completed in May. It'll be illuminated with LED lights, and the chambers beneath the ice will boast a cafe and spaces available for weddings.

Ever since the 2008 financial crisis, tiny Iceland has leaned heavily on tourism to spur economic growth. In the years since, the industry has become the largest contributor to Iceland's export revenue, surpassing even fishing.

Ishaan Tharoor writes about foreign affairs for The Washington Post. He previously was a senior editor at TIME, based first in Hong Kong and later in New York.
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A: Beneath one of Europe's largest glaciers, 70 guests will take part in an "ice rave."


Q: Miss Tess, ‘Sweet Talk’

MISS TESS SWEET TALK The singular quality that has probably posed a marketing nightmare is also what makes Miss Tess such a pleasure. Her versatility is a rejoinder to how we expect to put musicians into neat little boxes according to genre. With Miss Tess, who lived in Boston for five years before uprooting to New York City in 2000, the adjectives are constantly in flux. Once you’ve definitively decided she’s a rhythmic jazz singer, she’ll throw in a western swing tune and follow it with a honky-tonk dance number. “Sweet Talk,” her latest album with her band, which she recently rechristened the …

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A: The singular quality that has probably posed a marketing nightmare is also what makes Miss Tess such a pleasure. Her versatility is a rejoinder to how we expect to put musicians into neat little boxes. “Sweet Talk,”cqher latest album with her band, the Talkbacks,cqis an unabashed reminder that there’s nothing wrong with casting a wide net. It features her usual hodgepodge of styles and eras, sounding like a neon jukebox loaded with 50 years of popular music.


Q: Electronic Devices a Leading Distraction for Teen Drivers

Before teenagers reach for the car keys, parents should remind them about the dangers of using their cell phones or any other gadget while driving — this holds especially true for daughters.

A new study from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety says that when it comes to teenagers behind the wheel, the use of electronic devices — to text or to talk on a hands-free phone — is the No. 1 distracted-driving behavior.

In the final phase of a three-part study that used data recorders in the cars of 50 North Carolina families with a novice teenage driver, researchers examined six months of video clips for each family.

A total of 52 drivers were recorded — 38 of whom had just received their licenses, and 14 teen siblings.

In nearly 8,000 clips, electronic devices were used nearly 7 percent of the time, accounting for more than any other distracted-driving behavior, such as adjusting controls, eating and drinking or turning around.

And girls were the worst offenders. In video clips, they used electronic devices 7.9 percent of the time, while boys clocked at 4 percent. The time of day or day of week did not affect distracted-driving behavior.

The study also found that teenage drivers were three times more likely to take their eyes off the road when using these devices.

Carol Ronis, the foundation’s senior communications manager, said the study was important because car crashes remained the leading cause of death for teenagers in America. Teen car crashes are roughly four times higher than they are for adults.

“We know that teen drivers are avid users of cell phones and other technologies,” she told ABC News today. “Continue the conversation with your child. Set a good example. They are always watching and modeling our behaviors.”

Her advice: “Keep your hands on the wheel, eyes on the road and mind on the task.”
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assistant: Image credit: Getty Images Before teenagers reach for the car keys, parents  should remind them about the dangers of using their cell phones or any other gadget while driving — this holds especially true for daughters. A new study from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety says that when it comes to teenagers behind the wheel, the use of electronic devices — to text or to talk on a hands-free phone — is the No. 1 distracted-driving behavior. In the final phase of a three-part study that used data recorders in the cars of 50 North Carolina families with a novice teenage  driver,…