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Grapevine Events: French Film Festival, Japan Festival And More

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It’s that time of the year again. You’ve been eating too much for a month now, you haven’t given up…

The Changing Of The Guard

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Extreme Chill Festival favours the up and comers Walking into Space Odyssey, a record shop slash clothing consignment store slash…

Grapevine Events: Octoberfest, Midgard & More

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September started off with a bang this year, as we were treated to our first yellow-level storm in many months…

And Sausage For All

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Tuð’s Punk Between Anger and Candies Waiting to add up two more sixes and reach the number of the beast,…

Nerds of Iceland, Unite!

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You are entering a dimly lit room. Around you, figurines of humanoid and monstrous creatures occupy every available surface. You…

Grapevine Events: Dark Music Days, Pussy Riot, Halfway To Fringe And Super Soaker!

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It’s the last weekend of the month, and it’s all set to be a miserable one. Don’t believe us? Check…

Airwaves 2022 Saturday Super Review: All-Powerful Go_A, Comfortable Axel Flóvent, And Arlo Parks Brings Us Home

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Shed a tear, Airwaves 2022 is all over. Across the city, sleepy humans are slowly waking up and trying to…

Best Of Reykjavík Shopping 2022: Best Record Store

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Let’s be real: there are few things that could temper our love for shopping. Thankfully, our delightful city has kept…

Best Of Reykjavík Dining 2022: Best Coffeehouse

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They say that adversity breeds creativity; that adage has certainly held true for Reykjavík restaurants. When we first started to…

“Piercing Crawl”: Our Picks For Piercings In Reykjavík

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Piercing has been practised around the globe for centuries, and the general public’s opinion has often been controversial. However you…

Gullveig/Heiður: The Beginning Of The End Of The World

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Strength: Can’t die, a talented but evil witch…we think? Weakness: The first person in the world to be killed, which…

Best Of Reykjavík Shopping 2021: Best Record Store

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We at the Grapevine couldn’t be more excited about the future of Icelandic design. It seems that every year the…

Lost In Google Translation: The War Planet Cometh

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On the evening of July 2nd, 2021, skies darkened across southwest Iceland. A loud crack reverberated through the sky, shaking…

DesignM(ay)arch Day #3: The Full Schedule & Our Picks!

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DesignMarch day three has arrived! And with it, a plethora of great exhibitions, events and more. Here’s the schedule and…

Finally, DesignM(ay)arch! Here’s Our Picks For The DesignMarch 2021 Festival

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After delays due to some sort of world event, the 13th iteration of DesignM(ay)arch has finally arrived! And with over…

The Reykjavík Tattoo Guide a.k.a. Where To Get Your Grapevine Tattoo

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The last few years have seen a boom of tattoo parlours around Reykjavík. In fact, there’s now so many that…

Rifts, Rain And Rebirth: Up Close And (Very) Personal With The Þríhnúkagígur Volcano

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Childhood adventure books led me to believe that descending into a volcano would be a far more frequent occurrence than…

Lupines To Be Used For Food And Agriculture At The University Of Iceland

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Few other plants divide opinions in Iceland quite as much as the lupine, Fréttablaðið reports. The flower in question, native…

Exploring The South: Herstory And Day Drinking With Ladies In Film

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While rushing looking for bus stop #6 I hoped to find a group of women that, like me, were arriving…

Follow Iceland’s Volcanic Activity In Real Time

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Geology nerds and the simply curious alike can now monitor 32 of Iceland’s volcanoes—most of them still active—in real time….

The Magic Happens When You’re Playing: The Rise Of Ágústa Eva

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“As I’m getting older, with more experience from life, I’m also getting more passionate about changing the world for the…