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Reading Too Much Into The Icelandic Book Prize Nominees 2021
In Iceland, you can be sure that two things happen every year in January: bad weather and the Icelandic Book…
The Grapevine Music Awards 2021: The Winners Are Here!
Oh, you thought a pandemic would stop us? No way! It’s January, and that means the Grapevine Music Awards 2021…
Ari Eldjárn Wins Icelandic Optimism Award
Icelandic comedian and recent Netflix star Ari Eldjárn was awarded the Icelandic Optimism Award last Saturday, President of Iceland Guðni…
Fancies: DJ Dóra Júlía
Fancies is a Grapevine series where we highlight an individual with supreme style. Our latest subject is Dóra Júlía Agnarsdóttir…
Áslaug Magnúsdóttir’s Katla Brings Sustainability To The Forefront Of Fashion
Áslaug Magnúsdóttir wears a lot of hats. When she talks, she’ll transform from a shrewd businesswoman to a staunch activist…
The Father Of Icelandic Christmas: Brian Pilkington Brings The Yule Lads To Life
When you ask a child in Iceland what the Yule Lads look like, you might expect them to show you…
Sigur Rós Survives: Endings, Eddas And ‘Odin’s Raven Magic’
by Ciarán Daly
The end is nigh. You feel it in your bones. Each time you read the news, each time your phone…
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…
Icelandic Politicians Respond To ECHR Grand Chamber Ruling
Response for Icelandic politicians—both in the government and the opposition—to today’s European Court of Human Rights Grand Chamber ruling that…
A Stacked Deck: Police, Courts, And The Right To Protest In Iceland
Icelanders have developed a positive reputation for their protests. Praised for having driven a government out of power, for pressuring…
What A Twist: Mom Air Turns Out To Be Art Project All Along
To the surprise of—well, someone, we suppose—the mind behind Mom Air has announced that the whole thing is, indeed, and…
Release Alert! sóley Goes Experimental Accordion On Harmóník
Friday the 13th in the year 2020 might seem an auspicious day, but the lovely songstress sóley has livened it…
Mom Air “Not Performance Art Of Any Kind”, Creator Insists
Oddur Eysteinn Friðriksson, the mind behind Mom Air, sent a statement to the Grapevine this morning wherein he states “Mom…
Where Is The New Constitution? – A Nation Still Waits For Iceland 2.0
The collapse of Iceland’s economy in late 2008 incited a tremendous amount of anger in the nation’s people. While the…
On Human Nature: Mammút Talk Their New Album, The Pandemic & The Importance Of Touch
“Easy to hide. My mind needs light. I open up my mouth. My mind needs light.” And so begin the…
Just Sayings: “Betra er að vera góðs manns frilla en gefin illa”
As you have perhaps heard, Icelanders are pretty liberal when it comes to their love lives. But that said, the…
A Half-Elvish Film Festival: The Skjaldborg Film Festival Reviewed
One might be forgiven for thinking that some sort of elven curse was placed upon this year’s Skjaldborg Film Festival….
Ask An Expert: What Was The First Guitar Solo In Icelandic History?
Iceland has certainly made a name for itself as a seemingly boundless source of great music, starting with its full-armed…
Police Rescue Falcon On Suðurlandsvegur
The police were called to Suðurlandsvegur yesterday when a pedestrian found a falcon that appeared to be ill or wounded,…
Iceland’s Unlikely Role In Space Exploration: From 1965 And Into The Future
With the launch of Sputnik 1 in 1957, Earth’s exploration of space began in earnest. Since then, the focus had…
Icelandic Author Tops German Bestseller Lists
Ragnar Jónasson’s ‘Hidden Iceland’ has made history by occupying three of the top places on the German bestseller list published…