Discussing current affairs with people
Að öðru leyti er það að frétta af skákmeistaranum að hann nýtur góða veðursins í Reykjavík og ræðir við fólk um málefni líðandi stundar.
Thus ends the 538th news story of Bobby Fischer in Icelandic media this year, in Fréttablaðið on June 3rd on page 16. A loose translation:
Other than that, the latest news of the chess master are that he is enjoying the nice weather in Reykjavík and discussing current affairs with people.
The main content of the story was that Fischer is looking for an apartment to buy in Reykjavík, and prefers a quiet neighborhood. Also that he wants to select carefully, and therefore is now looking for a furnished apartment to rent while he looks for the one to buy.
It’s a good thing I follow the news; if I didn’t, I might have missed this completely.
I’m glad I’m not the guy assigned by the paper to “go call everybody who hangs out with Fischer and try to eke out some inkling of news, anything, no matter how small.”
I’m also glad I’m not Fischer. But that’s beside the point.
Fischer’s genius was news. Fischer’s victory over Spassky was news. And yes, Fischer’s release from prison and grant of asylum in Iceland was news. But this? C’mon. Leave the guy alone already.