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The Ceremony of Community: The Icelandic Sorcery Festival Readies Its New Ritual
by Rex Beckett
Along the southeastern coast of the Westfjords, in the town of Hólmavík, resides The Museum of Sorcery and Witchcraft, a…
A Measure Of Iceland’s Cultural Atomic Mass
The massive impact of the nation’s historic manuscripts “This feels strangely intimate,” Ryan Boudinot jokes as he removes stacks of…
Icelandic Prime Minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir To Announce Presidential Bid
UPDATE: April Fool’s!! Icelandic Prime Minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir will hold a press conference at Kjarvalsstaðir today to formally announce that…
Police Search For Two Men Following Cash Truck Heist
Two men absconded with roughly 30 million ISK from a cash transport van parked making the rounds in Kópavogur on…
Walking Through A Phallic Wonderland
It’s all about the dicks at Iceland’s weirdest and wildest museum How does one measure distances in different places around…
For The Love Of All Things Medieval
Sword nerds unite at the Society for Creative Anachronism Hear Ye, Hear Ye! I bear thee news of much rejoicing…
Grapevine Events: Wasteland Iceland, Krossfest I, Kraftgalli & More
The volcano is almost dead, the weekend is here and it seems like there’s a lot going on: gigs, exhibitions,…
OMG It’s The 2024 Reykjavík Grapevine Music Awards
by Catharine Fulton and Jóhannes Bjarkason
Celebrating the best that the local music scene offered And just like that, 2023 has come and gone. It was…
Grapevine Events: French Film Festival, Japan Festival And More
It’s that time of the year again. You’ve been eating too much for a month now, you haven’t given up…
So, What Happens Now? Perspectives On The Future Of The Reykjanes Peninsula
The Earth rumbled again on the morning of January 3, strong enough to jostle my little home in 101 Reykjavík…
Grapevine Events: LOTR Marathon, New Year’s Race, FLOTT Release Party And So Much More
Did you get through the holidays okay? Were you gifted a piece of clothing so that the Yule Cat wouldn’t…
Grapevine Events: Reykjavík Peace Walk, Gigs & So Much More
We know that right now all you can think of is finishing all your deadlines and going on last-minute Christmas…
Grapevine Events: Mengi 10th Anniversary, Bríet & So Much More
Few more meltdowns until the end of December and we’re done with 2023! This year was many things, but it…
How (And Why) To Start Collecting Art
Art without a splurge: a myth or reality If you’re currently navigating a rental market crisis, while trying to keep…
Ask An Expert: Why do Icelanders Honour The Dead on Christmas?
We turned to a historian and a cemetery curator for answers If you’ve ever spent the holiday season in Iceland…
Grapevine Events: Christmas Markets & So Much More
As we hit December 1 on the calenders tomorrow and this year’s Jólatré is being put up in Austurvöllur right…
Grapevine Events: Kaffibarinn Turns 30, Upprásin & So Much More
Even though we’ve said goodbye to Iceland Airwaves until next year, we’ve got a whole bunch of music events lined…
Breakfast Like A Queen In Reykjavík
Move over brunch, breakfast is in town Contrary to popular belief, breakfast is a fairly modern concept of a meal….
Grapevine Events: Palestine Solidarity Show, GusGus, Christmas Market Opening & So Much More
Wow, what a week it’s been! The ongoing threat of an imminent eruption on the Reykjanes Peninsula and evacuation of…
Not Seeing Is Believing
Exploring the past, present and future of Icelanders’ belief in the huldafólk Hidden people, also known as elves or Huldufólk,…
Ahoy, Matey!
Vestmannaeyjar is poised to be at the forefront of food as cultural heritage One of the highlights of 2022 was…