Author: Alex Baumhardt
Springtime In Svalbard: Ice Caves, Dog Sleds And Tinder In The Arctic
The very first written mention of the group of islands known as Svalbard, meaning “cold coast” or “cold edge,” comes…
Who Are Iceland’s Shadow Editors?
Study shows bloggers and social media commenters may have biggest impact on what Iceland’s journalists say—and don’t. Here at the…
Harmful Byproduct Of Icelandic Skyr Production Reaching The Country’s Largest River
Icelandic and Greek style yoghurts (or cheese, in the case of skyr. Yes, skyr is technically a soft cheese, through…
Women Have Always Made Waves Here: Unearthing The History of Iceland’s Female Sea Workers
Born in 1777 and out to sea by 1788, Captain Þuríður was a legend among Iceland’s seafarers. Þuríður brought in…
One Man’s Cave
Inside Grotta Zine, art lives in Frosti Gnarr’s worldEveryone should have a place to exist outside of his or her…
Northern Iceland: Where Winter Is Always Coming
Sightseeing in North Iceland via the ‘Game of Thrones’ tourThe guy from New York has seen all three seasons of…
Meet Iceland’s Pinball Wizard
As it is for many hobbyists and collectors, it was inevitably a love of Star Wars that spurred Þröstur Höskuldsson…
Freelancing The Work Place
An Icelander, two Germans and a Brit are sitting in a bright and cavernous room in Reykjavík’s Old Harbour, drinking…
Looking Back, Looking Forward
by Alex Baumhardt, Gabríel Benjamin and Larissa Kyzer
Ari Trausti Guðmundsson, Geophysicist and 2012 presidential candidate What was the biggest shock of 2013? “The incompetence and lack of…
It’s Time To Give A Puck About Women’s Hockey
Iceland has more to offer than football and handball, an activity that actually makes use of, you know, iceOn the…
In Iceland’s Fish Industry, The Women Are From Marz
The very centre of the Marz Seafood headquar ters in Stykkishólmur is pillared by a tall shelf, stacked with books by…
Jingle Bells In July
Twelve years ago, Reykjavík’s “Little Christmas Shop” (Litla Jólabúðin) opened up in Anne Helen Lindsay’s garage. Hers was the house…
Christmas Time With The Grumpiest Man In Reykjavík
In order to curb the disgusting amount of holiday cheer you all have, we wanted to get some perspective from…
Lose Yourself To Swants
It takes a keen eye and a bold character to see a sweater as “sassy.” It takes scissors, a tapestry…
Trading Reykjavík For Hornafjörður Reindeer
The novelty of a reindeer tour in the Icelandic countryside is the novelty of almost all ‘tours’ that take place…
Australian Artist Reclaims Reykjavík’s Rough Walls
Australian artist Guido Van Helten rides up a construction lift at Seljavegur 2 to meet his canvas. The wall he…
Ever Wonder About That Guy In The 66° North Ads?
You’re more likely to spot the 2D version of 29-year old Emil Guðmundsson in Reykjavík than the man himself. The…
Giving Life To The Walking Dead
In order to raise the dead, wait until midnight on a Friday or Saturday, preferably on the 18th, 19th, 28th…
Suspended In Silfra
Fifty kilometres north of Iceland’s Þingvellir National Park, a drop of water melts from the glacier Lángjökull, liberated from the…
Getting To Know Tiernan Douieb
The Icelandic Comedy Festival will take place in Reykjavík and parts of Western and Southern Iceland between November 6 and…
Finally (Hopefully) Home
Mazen Maarouf never thought that he would leave Lebanon forever. That changed in November 2011, when it became clear that…
On Ryan Gosling’s Feet
Perhaps in the local toe-up, babenalysis of Ryan Gosling that surrounded his summer in Iceland, what many truly became inspired…
The Reykjavík Grapevine Podcast
We talked with Magnús (Maggi) Trygvason Eliassen about Airwaves, lessons learned and the Moses Hightower fan club – while a…