Author: York Underwood - The Reykjavik Grapevine

Prime Minister’s Wife NOT Planning Trip To Space

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The Prime Minister’s wife, Anna Sigurlaug Pálsdóttir, usually refered to as Anna Stella, loves being away from Iceland, both physically…

RECAP: What Did Iceland’s Prime Minister Do?

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You might have noticed that Iceland is in a bit of a political shit storm. Iceland’s Prime Minister, Sigmundur Davið…

Shark Population Grows By 400% Around Reynisfjara

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Many Icelanders have spent quite a bit of time on social media decrying the impending ecological collapse of the shark…

Prime Minister Awake After Seven Years Hypnotized

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Prime Minister Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson has been involved in multiple scandals and debates, with the most recent debates about health…

The World Premiere Of The Grapevine Beer!

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Beer is delicious. A beer brewed in partnership with Bryggjan Brugghús, Bjórakademían and The Reykjavík Grapevine – doubly so. This…

Crime, Sex And Milk: Talking “Trapped” With Ólafur Darri

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After hitting UK shores earlier this year in all its subtitled glory, Baltasar Kormákur’s Trapped (Ófærð) has quickly become the…

How To Write Iceland’s Most Popular TV Show, “Trapped.”

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Trapped (Ófærð) is an Icelandic crime television series that has aired in France (France 2), Germany (ZDF), Norway (NRK1), Great Britain…

Donald Trump Should Be President Of Iceland

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No thinking person could support Trump being the President of the United States–excluding extreme cynics or apocalyptic day-dreamers.  The United…

Soup Tuesday: Looney Toons Minestrone With Shaved Parmesan

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  In Iceland, Donald Duck is king. Apparently, it’s a Scandinavian thing. Despite this, the only shaped noodles I could…

The Base As A Bridge Built On Good Intentions

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In the 1940s, the most common way for a young man to see the world was to join the army….

The All-Seeing Eyes Of Ástþór Magnússon

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What should the President of a country be? Ástþór Magnússon is a peace activist, a politician, a businessman, and an…

What Is Folk Music, Högni?

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The first time Snorri Helgasson and Högni Egilsson worked together, they painted sheds for Reykjavík Energy in the hillsides of…

DIE ANTWOORD IS COMING TO ICELAND!

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The South African Rap and Rave group, Die Antwoord, is coming to Iceland for the Secret Solstice Music Festival. This…

First Páll Óskar, Now Eurovision And Hugleikur Dagsson, The Professional Triumphs Of Jono

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If you watched Iceland’s Eurovision Finals, you saw Greta Salóme chosen to represent Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest. The…

Sólon, And Thanks For All The Fish!

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Hrefna: We visited Sólon on a particularly ordinary Wednesday afternoon. The place felt familiar. Maybe because I pass it every…

Kitchen & Wine For A Good Ol’ Time

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Hrefna: I feel like Kitchen & Wine is the kind of place where I’ll be lunching on the regular once…

The Best Place In Iceland To Masturdate: Smáralind

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Masturdate (Ma-stir-date) noun: 1. To go on date by yourself; to be alone but still do activities normally associated with dates;…

Soup Tuesday: Nýrnabaunasúpa, Chilli & Bean Soup

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This was a happy accident. I was shopping in Bónus, looking for black beans. We were going to make a…

LAST CHANCE: You Can Paint Harpa From Your Computer

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I don’t know if you noticed, but Harpa has had some strange light displays on it lately. Halldór Eldjárn and his…

It’s Raining Men: Why The US Invading Iceland Will Be Better This Time

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In 1940, the British invaded Iceland, in an operation called “Operation Fork.” The British, followed by the Americans and Canadians,…

Soup Tuesday: Þýskasúpa, Just-Got-Back-From-Berlin Soup

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Germany had a brief love affair with Iceland in the 1930s…then they came here and checked it out. Germany is…

Can A Geneticist Save Iceland’s Healthcare?

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After weeks of treatment, targeted zapping of cancerous cells, and immune crushing medicine, you need verify the status of your…

Haggis Is Better Than Blóðmör: Scottish Week At Kex Hostel

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Yeah, I said it. It can’t be unsaid. Kex Hostel is having Scottish week, which is being celebrated the weekend…

RADIOHEAD IS COMING TO ICELAND!

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Secret Solstice Music Festival has just released that RADIOHEAD is coming to the festival, which takes place June 17 – 19,…

Soup Tuesday: Lötgrikkjasúpa, Lazy Greek Soup

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If you paid attention to the economic problems in Greece, you’ll notice all the comparisons that were made between Iceland…