this day in icelandic history — The Reykjavik Grapevine %

Let The Games Begin: Inside Iceland’s Rising Video Game Development Scene

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It isn’t often that an entirely new cultural medium is born. But over the last few decades, video games have…

The Edda Or Whatever: It All Began In Turkey

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A prologue that will literally leave you gagged Welcome to The Edda or Whatever, where I’m spilling the tea on…

Grapevine Events: KEX Port, PIKKNIKK & More

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Very few places in Reykjavík have endured or garnered such a unique reputation as downtown institution Prikið. Known today as…

A Place To Play And Learn

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Chronicles of Earth at Kópavogur’s Natural History Museum is hands-on and exciting Over the past few years, articles in the…

Round And Round We Go

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The Reykjavík Wheel has arrived and we have thoughts It was back in 2017 that the idea of a ferris…

LungA Comes Full Circle

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Art festival in Seyðisfjörður completes a quarter-century of artistic legacy “There’s something about driving into town, coming from the mountain…

Exploring The Island Of Winds

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Parity’s ambitious adventure game casts a distinctly Icelandic spell Iceland’s bleakly picturesque landscape has become a popular backdrop in the…

A Heist Worth a Million Fjall-króna

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Every year, the Lady of the Mountain walks out onto stage decked out in the most expensive costume this island…

The Town That Nature Closed

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Exploring the impact of ongoing volcanic activity on Grindavík and its displaced residents To live in Iceland is to be…

Art For Every Body: Listahátið í Reykjavík returns with an eye on accessibility and inclusivity

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In the 54 years since its inception, Listahátið í Reykjavík (the Reykjavík Arts Festiva) has gone from being the gateway…

Grapevine Events: Reykjavík Arts Festival, The Icelandic Tattoo Convention & FLÓÐ

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With the Reykjavík Arts Festival kicking off tomorrow, Reykjavík is really hitting its cultural peak. There are gigs, ballets, premieres,…

Prints, Dreams And A Rusty Old Van

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Freshly screen printed art just for you One day early in May, I found myself in a random parking lot…

Time Seems Long Until You’ve Lived It

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Childhood friends ponder time on their debut EP Fluid Time With more than four decades’ worth of creative experience, musicians…

Grapevine Events: HAM, Viibra Release Show, Art Book Fair & New Hot Happenings Episode

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Things truly get heated up on this week’s edition of Hot Happenings, as we have an absolutely fire discussion with…

Art Off The Page: The Reykjavík Art Book Fair Has Something For Everyone

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Mention “art book,” and one might think of a glossy coffee table book, a pamphlet titled something along the lines…

Skjaldborg Calling

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The cinematic celebration returns to Patreksfjörður May 17 to 20 As I meet Kristín Andrea Þórðardóttir and Sigríður Regína Sigurþórsdóttir,…

It’s Time To Shake The World: Inside the Free Palestine Movement in Iceland

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“The whole world knows we have been under occupation for more than 70 years — after a few days will…

Welcome to Hermigervill’s Record Corner

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The many pitfalls of the streaming era for Icelandic music buffs Towards the end of December, 2023, I found myself…

Grapevine Events: DesignMarch, Children’s Culture Festival & More

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In our Hot Happenings episode of 66 Degrees of Sound this week, co-hosts Jói and Rex bring you a finely…

Living Off A Dying Business

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Stu and Ren Gates run the cosiest bookstore in Iceland, perhaps the last of its kind The first time I…

The Ceremony of Community: The Icelandic Sorcery Festival Readies Its New Ritual

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Along the southeastern coast of the Westfjords, in the town of Hólmavík, resides The Museum of Sorcery and Witchcraft, a…