Author: Anna Manning - The Reykjavik Grapevine

Author: Anna Manning

The Sheer Number Of Tourists

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Last month, I visited Keflavík International Airport for the first time since their recent renovation. It’s nice that there are…

Check It Out: ‘First And Foremost I Am’ By Sigga Ella

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Sigga Ella’s exhibition at the Reykjavík Photography Museum presents 21 portraits of people with Down Syndrome, aged nine months to 60…

What ‘Exploration’ In Drekasvæðið Actually Means

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Everyone can agree that drilling in the Arctic is a very serious issue, and in the last couple of weeks…

Easter Opening Hours: April 2-6

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Icelanders may be a bunch of blasphemous heathens, but they take their five-day Easter holiday very seriously. From Skírdagur (Holy Thursday) to Annar í…

The Grapevine Interns Highlight What’s Happening This Weekend

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The time in Reykjavík is passing so fast. We all are almost at the end of our internship. Nevertheless we…

At The University Of Iceland, Support For #FreetheNipple Is Subtle, Yet Firm

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You might have noticed that the internet has been collectively LOSING IT’S FREAKING MIND over the #FreeTheNipple movement. With the exception…

‘UN PEU PLUS’ by Helga Björnsson: Everything You’d Expect From Fashion Designs

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Fashion designer and costume maker Helga Björnsson was a student of haute couture with Louis Féraud in Paris. Her sketches…

What’s Happening This Weekend: March 13-15

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So, the days are getting a bit longer, and you might be thinking it’s time to end your winter hibernation. Our…

Anna Diljá Designs A Hotplate That “Melts”

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As part of DesignMarch, artist Anna Diljá Sigurðardóttir is presenting her exhibition ‘Hofsjökull Hitaplatti’ (‘Hofsjökull Hotplate’) at Loft Hostel. The…

Happening This Weekend: March 6-8

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The weather is going to be pretty abysmal this weekend with lots of snow, wind, and rain through Sunday. But that’s not…

The Grapevine Interns Highlight What’s Happening This Weekend

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Happening this weekend: February 27 – March 1 It may be the end of the shortest month of the year,…

Why Faroe Petroleum Stopped Looking in Drekasvæðið

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On December 12, 2014 Iceland’s national energy authority, Orkustofnun, reported that they had “received a notification from operator Faroe Petroleum that…

The Reykjavík Grapevine Interns Give Their Picks For The Weekend

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It’s the weekend and here at the Reykjavík Grapevine, we understand that you want to find fun and interesting things to…

Third Time’s The Charm

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A Review Of walk+talk ReykjavíkThis past weekend I attended ‘walk+talk’ at Borgarleikhúsið as part of the Reykjavík Dance Festival (RDF)….

Stockfish European Film Festival Is Starting

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February 19 – March 1 From February 19-March 1 The Stockfish European Film Festival will be held for the first…

The Pros And Cons Of The Inevitable Bolludagur Stomach Ache

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It’s Bolludagur!In certain parts of the world, ‘Lent’ (the forty days leading up to Easter) is a period of time…

Why They Think There Is Something Worth Finding In Drekasvæðið

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Anyone at all interested in oil exploration in Iceland is probably familiar with some of the more controversial topics such…

Speak Dance, Watch Dance, Dance, Dance!

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The Reykjavík Dance Festival is relentlessly omnipresentThroughout the month of February, the Reykjavík Dance Festival (RDF) will be in full…

Weird. Neat. But, Weird

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‘TAUGAR’, a review of the Icelandic Dance Company’s new workThis past Friday I attended the premiere of the Icelandic Dance…

Testing The Body’s Limits

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Just in time for the Reykjavík Dance Festival, the Icelandic Dance Company presents TAUGAR, with two works choreographed by Saga…

Here Be Dragons

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A brief summary of debates surrounding oil exploration to the north of IcelandIn the late 1960s and early 1970s, French…

Get To Know: Almannavarnadeild

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We tagged along with Nexus…Recently, I tagged along with the Icelandic security research forum Nexus (not to be confused with…

Here’s What You Need to Know About Dropping Oil Prices and Drekasvæðið

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Lately it seems that people are getting more and more concerned about the dropping price of oil. This is perhaps…

Rauðasandur Hiatus 2015

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Much to the disappointment of countless music fans, the Rauðasandur Festival will not be held again this year. Rauðasandur has…