Author: Andie Sophia Fontaine
Trans Woman Denied Proper Name And Gender Registration, Despite Law
Alda Vigdís Skarphéðinsdóttir, an Icelandic trans woman with a legal address in Germany, was denied being able to change her…
Iceland May Establish Separation Of Church and State In 15 Years
A parliamentary proposal with multipartisan support is calling for a bill that would completely separate church and state to be…
Horror-Scopes: Fulfil Your Destiny
by Hannah Jane Cohen and Andie Sophia Fontaine
In HorrorScopes, Grapevine’s dedicated team of amateur astrologists breaks down your upcoming weeks based on shit like where an asteroid…
First Act As New Justice Minister: A Bill Allowing Sale Of Alcohol In Private Shops
In her first proposed legislative act as the new Minister of Justice, Áslaug Arna Sigurbjörnsdóttir intends to submit a bill…
Iceland Seeks To Limit Cash Slots To Reduce Money Laundering
Difficult as it may be to believe, money laundering is a problem in Iceland, but international bodies have often criticised…
American Tourists In Iceland Decline Sharply Between The Years
The number of American tourists to Iceland declined sharply between 2018 and 2019, while the other top nationalities to Iceland…
Storming In Reykjavik Area Through The Evening
The greater Reykjavík area can expect heavy rainfall through the night tonight, but for the rest of the week, rain…
Police Count About 70,000 Registered Firearms In Iceland
New gun registrations have been fairly modest this year, according to data gathered by the police, taking the total number…
Harpa Hosts #MeToo Conference In Reykjavik Today
Prime Minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir has officially opened the #MeToo conference being held at Harpa today, Vísir reports, wherein people from…
Two Icelanders On Top 25 Artists Of 21st Century List, One Of Them In Top Spot
Two Icelandic artists not only made the cut in The Guardian’s Best Visual Art Of The 21st Century list; one…
National Police Commissioner Under Fire From Within Police Ranks, Justice Minister Involved
Haraldur Johannessen, the national commissioner of the police in Iceland, is under fire from within his own ranks. Police officers…
VIDEO: Pilot Whales Cavort With Kayakers In Iceland
A pod of pilot whales decided to swim close to, and galavant about, a group of kayakers near Akureyri last…
OECD: Iceland Must Diversify And Reform Its Economy To Help Avoid Major Shocks
Iceland is effectively putting far too many of its eggs in one basket, a new survey from the OECD details….
Yet Another Group Of Tourists Learn The Hard Way What Reynisfjara Is About
It has come to light that it is once again necessary to tell people not to get too close to…
Hildur Guðnadóttir Lands Emmy For “Chernobyl” Score
Hildur Guðnadóttir, who composed the haunting score for the HBO hit miniseries Chernobyl, has landed the Emmy that she was…
The Magic Happens When You’re Playing: The Rise Of Ágústa Eva
“As I’m getting older, with more experience from life, I’m also getting more passionate about changing the world for the…
Icelandic Superstitions: Moving Day
So you’ve got all your stuff boxed up, you’ve got the van hired, and you’re ready to move into your…
TV Goddess: Dave Chapelle’s “Sticks & Stones”
by Lóa Hjálmtýsdóttir and Andie Sophia Fontaine
When you watch old comedy shows or stand-up, you forgive the performer many things because the jokes are often a…
Nazis, Mike Pence And The Third Energy Package: What Are Icelanders Talking About?
Iceland is not a Nazi-friendly country. This became very apparent when a dozen members of the Nordic Resistance Movement gathered…
How Not To Approach A Waterfall
There are numerous sites of natural beauty and wonder all around Iceland, and while there is no one right way…
Hunger-Striking Iranian Asylum Seeker Deported Without Notice, Lawyer Never Notified
Amin Ghayszadeh, an asylum seeker from Iran who had been on a hunger strike since August 23rd, was suddenly arrested…
Around 200 Gathered For Anti-Fascist Rally In Reykjavik
In response to a recent showing by the Nordic Resistance Movement (NRM), about 200 people braved heavy rains and cold…
Levels Of Tourism Almost Unchanged Between This Year And Last
Despite fears that the fall of WOW Air would be devastating to Iceland’s tourism industry, the actual numbers reflect almost…
Icelandic Power Company Hacked, Robbed Of 400 Million ISK
HS Orka, one of Iceland’s major suppliers of geothermal energy, announced that they had been hacked by foreign parties. In…
Icelanders To Protest Against Nazism Tomorrow
In response to yesterday’s public showing of the Nordic Resistance Movement (NRM), hundreds of Icelanders will demonstrate against racism tomorrow….