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Help? Call Charlie! Culture, Donald Trump, Graffiti
You have asked for nothing, and I assure you: you shall receive it in abundance! Seeking advice about the future? Problems with lovers? Just have something you need to get off your chest? Call Charlie! Tara asks: What are some cultural events you…
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Help? Call Charlie! Yule Lads, Cruising, Bjarni Ben
Hello there! I hope your New Year’s resolutions are just as lofty as mine. But if you need a little help with yours, Charlie is here to take care of you. Seeking advice about the future? Problems with lovers? Just have something…
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Help? Call Charlie! Sleep, Enemies, And Icelandic Drivers
Come to me all ye who are weary and burdened and seek comfort within my ample bosom. Seeking advice about the future? Problems with lovers? Just have something you need to get off your chest? Call Charlie! Martin asks: When do I…
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Help? Call Charlie! Swans, Appelsín, And Mirrors
When you dream, make sure to dream big! Cause dreams can often become reality. Not mine, though, only my nightmares are here with me… I can smell them. Seeking advice about the future? Problems with lovers? Just have something you need to…
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Help? Call Charlie! Networking, Fascism, And… Icelandanders?
Whelp, kelp, help, skelp, Phelp, yelp, welp, chelp, sngelp. These are all words that rhyme, yet only one is a service I offer. Seeking advice about the future? Problems with lovers? Just have something you need to get off your chest? Call…
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Help? Call Charlie! ÚTL, Sharknado, Reykjavík’s Mood, & More
An old sailor’s superstition is that you should never help a drowning man, as it would anger the sea and lead to the sinking of the ship. So I, Charlie, being neither sailor nor superstitious, shall offer you my help unprompted and…
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Help? Call The Grapevine! Criminals, Housewares, Bike Bells, And Seasonal Depression
Seeking advice about the future? Problems with lovers? Just have something you need to get off your chest? Call The Grapevine. C.M. Läspä asks: IF I was to move to Reykjavík, where do I find such banal things as carpet stores, furniture…
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Help? Call The Grapevine! Road Trips, Casinos, Baked Goods & More
Ira asks: Can exhaustion cause fever? Seeking advice about the future? Problems with lovers? Just have something you need to get off your chest? Call The Grapevine. Chuck asks: Is there a preferred direction to drive the Ring Road around Iceland, i.e.,…
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Help? Call Charlie! Shrimp Or Croissant? Halloween & More
Charles Dickens says, “No one is useless in this world who lightens the burdens of another.” That means my advice is not only useless, but an active threat! Seeking advice about the future? Problems with lovers? Just have something you need to…
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Sour Grapes: Cash Cows And Vulgar Words
Most awesome letters Dear Grapevine So here it is – just came home from our fourth trip but possibly last trip to Iceland – saved the Grapevine to read at home and after reading ‘Highway Robbery’ I feel compelled to write about…
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Sour Grapes: Parking Fees And Fines
This issue’s most awesome letter! Just a few thoughts from your recent article in Grapevine on car parking charges in your country…..as from a long time motoring correspondent for the London offices of Associated Newspapers and a car visitor to your country…
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Help? Call Charlie! AI, Journalism, Dating & More
Great power comes with great responsibility With the world going to shit, it seems like everyone’s coming to me with their problems! Great power comes with great responsibility. Good thing I have neither. Seeking advice about the future? Problems with lovers? Just…
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Help? Call Charlie! Campsites, Expensive Vegetables, Beautiful But Harmless Eruption & More
Unsolicited advice from an unreliable advisor Help is a four-letter verb meaning “to make it easier or possible for someone to do something by offering one’s services, resources, or advice.” So, I have no idea why you’ve come to me for it.…
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Help? Call Charlie: Pollý, Grapevine In 2050, Biggest Band Coming Out Of Iceland & More
Charlie’s here to answer your questions — big or small! As a graduate of the Help Academy founded by Gregory Shmon Help himself, I, Charlie Winters, am here on behalf of The Grapevine to help you with your questions! Seeking advice about…
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Help? Call Charlie! Björk VS. Sigmundur Davíð, Post Offices, Cutest Cat In Iceland & More
Charlie’s back with more answers (and opinions) My God! So many of you need so much help! Worry not! The Grapevine has asked me to do my best at answering your questions. Seeking advice about the future? Problems with lovers? Just have…
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Help? Call Charlie! Phone Addicts, Housing, Eurovision, Immigrant Workers & More
Charlie’s here to answer your questions — big or small! Hey there, Charlie here! Many people have been coming to me for advice. Seeking advice about the future? Problems with lovers? Just have something you need to get off your chest? Call…
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Help? Call Charlie!
Charlie’s here to answer your questions — big or small! Hey there! Charlie here. The Grapevine has informed me that so many of you lost souls have questions. So, I’ve come to help! Seeking advice about the future? Problems with lovers? Just…
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Drop The Fretting Over Fish, Join The EU
A Swede makes the case for Iceland connecting with Europe Dear Icelanders, It is the year 2015. In the U.K., the Referendum Act was brewing. In Brussels, the migration crisis dominated every conversation. It was a time of uncertainty, division, and political…
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Letters: Why Is No One Critiquing Airwaves?
We at The Reykjavík Grapevine receive a lot of emails every day from readers expressing their feelings about one thing or another. Sometimes we publish them in our magazine and sometimes we throw them up online to platform an unsolicited hot take…
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Well, You Asked: A Bumpy Road Ahead
The Grapevine’s finest answer your most pressing questions Why are speed bumps the most terrible thing in Iceland? They might drag the driver’s attention away from their phone screen for even a second when they realise, if ever so briefly, that they…
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Well, You Asked: We’re Not Very Picky Around Here
The Grapevine’s finest answer your most pressing questions What is a food that even an Icelander won’t eat? Your Mo…nah. I can do better. So, Icelanders will put a lot in their mouths — perhaps some things they shouldn’t. A lot of…
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Well, You Asked: Beautification Only A Thrall Would Love
The Grapevine’s finest answer your most pressing questions Why do all the city beautification projects end up looking like a prison yard? Not a fan of the concrete collection of “cell chic” or “bespoke block beauty”? Well, to each their own. But…
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Well, You Asked: Something To Look Forward To
Your most pressing questions, answered by the smartest person at GV HQ Why is it so tricky for me to get to Northern Iceland from England? There’s the matter of the rocky roads, highlands, sometimes icy planes and treacherous seas around the…