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There’s an election happening!?
Charlie is here to help you cast your ballot right You’ve been keeping to yourself; haven’t really gone out much….
Grapevine New Music: Dr. Gunni, Sideproject, Biggi Maus & More
Back with a fresh set of new music releases, our Friday roundup this week includes songs about spontaneous adventures, cosmic…
Presidential Candidates: Jón Gnarr
In light of the upcoming Icelandic presidential elections, we reached out to all candidates for answers to our pressing questions….
Would The Next President Of Iceland Please Step Forward
Ten candidates lay out their presidential goals and motivations On the first day of 2024, President Guðni Th. Jóhannesson…
Halla Hrund Logadóttir Takes Lead in Presidential Race
Halla Hrund Logadóttir, the Director-General of Iceland’s National Energy Authority, leads the presidential race with approximately 29% support in the…
Presidential Endorsement Deadline On Friday
The deadline for presidential hopefuls to collect the required signatures to be included on the ballot is fast approaching. Would-be…
Katrín Jakobsdóttir Leads Presidential Race
Former prime minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir is polling at 31% in a recent Gallup poll measuring presidential candidates. According to the…
Katrín Jakobsdóttir’s Presidential Bid Off To Strong Start
Former prime minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir appears to have made a smart move in jumping ship from Alþingi to run for…
Comedian And Former Reykjavík Mayor Jón Gnarr Announces Presidential Bid
Comedian and former mayor of Reykjavík Jón Gnarr announced his presidential bid Tuesday in a video posted on social media….
Don’t Mess With A Chamber Orchestra
Sigurjón Kjartansson reunites with his “brothers in comedy” for a debut feature film “It’s taken me a lot of time…
No Train Between Reykjavík And Akureyri In The Near Future
The chairman of the board of Fluglestin, a development company for the airport train, says that a train between Reykjavík…
Mayor Of Reykjavík Might Cut All Diplomatic Connections With Moscow
Dagur B. Eggertsson, Mayor of Reykjavík, said in an interview with Visir.is that it’s possible that the city will cut…
Iceland On The World’s Biggest Comedy Stage: Ari Eldjárn Has A Netflix Special
I’m just going to say it and I know that this might result in the stand-up community in Iceland (and…
Spend Your Weekend Safely On The Couch With These Grapevine-Approved Films
Last year, we would have jumped for joy were there a mandated reason requiring us to stay home. What would…
The Outsiders: In ‘Gullregn’ (‘The Garden’), Ragnar Bragason Tackles Xenophobia
Ragnar Bragason’s name will be familiar to many Icelanders, and to a wider international audience as well. While his first…
Naming Committee Again Rejects “Diabolical” Name From Lexicon
Iceland’s Naming Committee has ruled on a new batch of names, and it seems one submission tried to make an…
Minister Of Justice Proposes Shutting Down Naming Committee
Minister of Justice Áslaug Arna Sigurbjörnsdóttir has put forth a proposal to shut down the Naming Committee. If passed, it…
Icelandic Name Committee Says No To Zelda And Lucifer
Iceland’s Naming Committee met on the sixth of this month to review another batch of contending names for their approval…
Two Icelandic Sisters Fight To Determine Their Own Surnames
Two Icelandic sisters who are completely estranged from both of their parents are hoping to create their own surname, Vísir…
The World Is Like Inflight Smoking
Think about it like this: the world is like inflight smoking. You remember that time? Probably not, unless you were…
Farewell To Lost Glacier: Iceland To Combat Climate Change
Five years have passed since Ok, a glacier, was announced by geologist Oddur Sigurðsson to have lost its glacier status….