Author: Anna Andersen
So Long, And Thanks For All The Cheese!
Anna’s 49th EditorialFor someone who is used to having an entire aisle at their disposal when they run out of…
Reykjavík, Meet Your New Mayor
We dropped in to say hi to Dagur B.Dagur B. Eggertsson has some big shoes to fill. His predecessor, Jón…
Which Way The Wind Blows
The story of how we didn’t see the eruption“This is what we call a ‘washing board,’” our guide Kormákur Hermannsson…
You Probably Just Want To Read About The Eruption, Huh?
Anna’s 48th EditorialThe biggest news from Iceland these days is undoubtedly the eruption. Of course it’s not everyday that a…
Halló, I’m Back!
Anna’s 47th EditorialI went on a vacation last month. It was wonderful. I left the country. I spent very little…
Holuhraun Eruption Photo Gallery
By Axel SigurðarsonPhotographer Axel Sigurðarson flew over the Holuhraun eruption and took these photos. Enjoy! Also, see more of his…
A Growing Divide?
Anna’s 45th EditorialIt’s that time of year again, when everybody is talking about everybody else’s salary. “Did you see? Grímur…
What Brings Face Hunter To Town?
Yvan Rodic hasn’t been in the same place for more than two weeks in the last five years. He says…
Welcome To Our Sixth Annual Best Of Issue
Anna’s 45th EditorialAs we were accenting the í’s and crossing the ð’s of our annual ‘Best of Reykjavík’ issue, a…
Fire Breaks Out, Not So Fönn!
Reykjavík’s fire department is battling a fire that broke out at Skeifan in 108 Reykjavík around dinnertime this evening. The…
Something To Write Home About
Anna’s 44th Editorial Every once in a while I come across a story in the local media that strikes me…
Into The Abyss: Þríhnúkagígur’s Magma Cave
We follow in the footsteps of Professor Otto Lidenbrock…“It’s a good thing you’re going underground,” our bus driver calls out…
Here For A Dirty Weekend?
Anna’s 43rd EditorialYou’ve probably heard Iceland referred to as a hot destination for so-called “dirty weekends.” Icelandair certainly did its…
Cheers! Skál! Bottoms up!
Anna’s 42nd EditorialSo far, there really hasn’t been much to celebrate this year. We didn’t win the Eurovision Song Contest….
Meet The Parties
by Anna Andersen, Larissa Kyzer and Gabríel Benjamin
An American politician once famously said “All politics is local,” and that’s as true in Iceland as anywhere else. Four…
The Exception That Proves The Rule
The dynamic duo, Ragnar Kjartansson and Kjartan Sveinsson, bring ‘Der Klang der Offenbarung des Göttlichen’ to ReykjavíkEarlier this year, artist…
Casting For A New Mayor
Anna’s 41st EditorialFour years ago, a comedian decided to run for mayor of Reykjavík. He created a not-so-political party, audaciously…
Iceland’s Search And Rescue Team Is Coming For Your DNA!
Anna’s 40th EditorialI was flipping through Fréttablaðið on Wednesday morning when a particular article plus two full-page ads caught my…
Pay Per View
by Jonathan Pattishall, Anna Andersen, Ben Smick, Gabríel Benjamin, Yasmin Nowak and Larissa Kyzer
Icelanders put a price tag on their nature for the first time, everIn June last year, something unprecedented happened here…
Madam President
Vigdís Finnbogadóttir on fashion and the timesArriving at Vigdís Finnbogadóttir’s house just before noon on Friday, I find a note…
Iceland Is Feeling Pretty Insular
Come this time of year Icelandic households start receiving glossy catalogues in the mail with package deals to sunny destinations…
Re: Grapevine’s Ghastly Gender Gap
A few days after our last issue came out, we received a letter about something that I had been feeling…
What We Featured
Every year, The Grapevine prints 18 issues that get distributed around Iceland and uploaded to the web. Looking through the…
Tourist Of The Year 2013
For our second annual ‘Tourist of the Year’ award, we teamed up with Promote Iceland to make it a real…
Ask Your Völva
Many Icelanders around me were pretty upset last month when the Associated Press ran a story about an “elf lobby”…