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Breakdown Of Engin Miskunn by Hatari
Larger than life Icelandic hardcore boy band Hatari released a new video yesterday, Engin Miskunn (“No Mercy”), to instant critical…
VOLCANOES IN ICELAND! Everything you need to know!
Can I see a volcanic eruption in Iceland? Every 6 years or so we have a volcanic eruption in Iceland…
Exploring The South: Herstory And Day Drinking With Ladies In Film
by Inês Pereira
While rushing looking for bus stop #6 I hoped to find a group of women that, like me, were arriving…
Meet Vicki, The Winner Of The Grapemas Helicopter Ride And Our Grapevine Reader Of The Month!
Now, as the last Christmas lights are being hacked down from light posts and the Yule Lads are entering hibernation,…
The Grapevine Music Awards 2020: The Winners Are Here!
The Grapevine Music Awards 2020 is here! As is tradition, we at the Grapevine once again convened a panel of…
Lady Of The Mountain: Fjallkonan
Cupcakes on Ferris wheels, smoke-filled bubbles on cocktails, duck leg pancake towers in birdcages—Fjallkonan is big on whimsy and not…
Grapevine Playlist: Retro Sadness And Alien Hip-Hop
by Inês Pereira
Sunna Margrét – Art Of History EP Listening to this song is like turning on a radiator in an old…
Grapevine Music Awards 2020: Song Of The Year – ‘Hatrið mun sigra’ By Hatari
One couch. Three banners. Seven seconds of live television. And with that, the leather-clad doomsday anticapitalist BDSM water-hawking scam artist…
Lava, Water And Everything In Between: Finding Fire And Ice On The Southern Coast
by Aliya Uteuova and Hannah Jane Cohen
The words “Fire & Ice” might conjure up thoughts of a certain, off-the-radar HBO show, but on a chilly Reykjavík…
VIDEO: Þór Rides Into The Storm!
This morning, the coast guard’s patrol ship Þór made contact with the massive storm that is expected to hit us…
Ask a Pagan Chieftain: How Was Winter Celebrated Before Christian Traditions?
by Inês Pereira
Christmas lights and traditions bring much-needed warmth to the cold Icelandic winters. But before Christianity arrived in the country, Icelanders…
Icelandic Superstitions: The Magic Wishing Hill
Some Icelandic superstitions are specific to one particular place—don’t touch this rock, don’t try building a road through this hill,…
New Bar Open For (Paranormal) Business
by Inês Pereira
Four friends got together to open a new bar and encountered a haunting reality. No, we’re not talking about the…
Polish-Icelandic: A Society Emerges
Poles are by far the largest immigrant group in Iceland, so it was high time someone made a movie about…
We Are A Fire Cult: Andri Snær Magnason Talks Oil, Humans As Volcanoes & Pancake Sci-Fi
by a rawlings
“At first, people think I am messing around. But it’s all about the journey around the black hole,” laughs Andri…
Over The Hill: Art Exhibition Advocates Wildlife Protection
by a rawlings
“The photographers gave their work for the exhibition because they [believe it’s] an important exhibition about the dangers to the…
Horror-Scopes: The Leo Of The Rings
In HorrorScopes, Grapevine’s dedicated team of amateur astrologists breaks down your upcoming weeks based on shit like planetary orbits. Aries…
Food Of Iceland: Liquorice
Liquorice gets a bad rap internationally, thanks to black jellybeans being the worst candy ever made, as well as Twizzlers…
Giving The Women Of Icelandic History A Voice: The Reykjavík Feminist Walking Tour
by Lea Müller
On a chilly Wednesday evening, I stand at the foot of Ingibjörg H. Bjarnason’s statue in front of Alþingi, shivering…
Ask A Scientist: What Actually Happened During The Turkish Raid Of 1627?
by Lea Müller
One of the most infamous events in Icelandic history is the Tyrkjaránið (The Turkish Raid) of 1627. Although it‘s commonly…
Taste The Tröll: A Culinary Day Trip Around The Tröllaskagi Peninsula
by a rawlings
Pink oyster mushrooms peek over the edge of a basket at the entrance of Vellir. The mushrooms have been grown…