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American Bar Takes Down Flag At MP’s Request
An American flag that hung above the newly opened American Bar was taken down today, after members of parliament expressed their outrage. Some politicians felt it was inappropriate to pass beneath the flag on their way into their offices, which are housed above the…
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Dunkin’ Donuts Definitely Coming To Iceland
Dunkin’ Donuts announced today that they have officially begun preparations to bring the popular American coffee and doughnut chain to Iceland, mbl.is reports. “As we continue to expand the Dunkin’ Donuts chain through Europe we are pleased to announce our arrival in Iceland,”…
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The Sheer Number Of Tourists
Last month, I visited Keflavík International Airport for the first time since their recent renovation. It’s nice that there are more shops, annoying that you are now forced to walk through duty-free, and shocking that all the signs are in English. At…
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Check It Out: ‘First And Foremost I Am’ By Sigga Ella
Sigga Ella’s exhibition at the Reykjavík Photography Museum presents 21 portraits of people with Down Syndrome, aged nine months to 60 years old. The idea came from a radio interview Sigga heard about the ethical questions surrounding prenatal diagnosis of birth defects. If…
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What ‘Exploration’ In Drekasvæðið Actually Means
Everyone can agree that drilling in the Arctic is a very serious issue, and in the last couple of weeks Icelandic politicians have come out against it. However, when discussing action in Drekasvæðið it seems necessary to set the record straight on…
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Easter Opening Hours: April 2-6
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 páskum (Easter Monday) expect shorter opening hours than during a snowstorm in Britain. Everything from tourist attractions, to pools, to museums, to grocery stores…
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The Grapevine Interns Highlight What’s Happening This Weekend
The time in Reykjavík is passing so fast. We all are almost at the end of our internship. Nevertheless we we have a lot of things to do and that is why we are pretty happy about the upcoming weekend. Like every…
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At The University Of Iceland, Support For #FreetheNipple Is Subtle, Yet Firm
You might have noticed that the internet has been collectively LOSING IT’S FREAKING MIND over the #FreeTheNipple movement. With the exception of some initial hurtful comments (cf. Red Pill), the movement has sparked an uncharacteristically supportive and positive response from all over (Mark Zuckerberg notwithstanding). Over the past 48…
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‘UN PEU PLUS’ by Helga Björnsson: Everything You’d Expect From Fashion Designs
Fashion designer and costume maker Helga Björnsson was a student of haute couture with Louis Féraud in Paris. Her sketches are on display at the Museum of Design and Applied Art and are exactly what you think fashion designs should be–minimally drawn…
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What’s Happening This Weekend: March 13-15
So, the days are getting a bit longer, and you might be thinking it’s time to end your winter hibernation. Our interns have chosen a few events they think are a good way to ease back into society. If nothing tickles your fancy, check out our Listings…
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Anna Diljá Designs A Hotplate That “Melts”
As part of DesignMarch, artist Anna Diljá Sigurðardóttir is presenting her exhibition ‘Hofsjökull Hitaplatti’ (‘Hofsjökull Hotplate’) at Loft Hostel. The work shows how the glacier Hofsjökull will shrink over the next 300 years due to climate change. In anticipation of the event,…
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Happening This Weekend: March 6-8
The weather is going to be pretty abysmal this weekend with lots of snow, wind, and rain through Sunday. But that’s not going to get in the way of Steffi and Anna’s plans. Here’s a rundown of what they’re going to get up to, and if nothing…
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The Grapevine Interns Highlight What’s Happening This Weekend
It may be the end of the shortest month of the year, but it looks to be quite possibly the busiest weekend of them all! In between KEX Hostel’s annual beer festival, Oyama and Brött Brekka’s show at Bar 11, the Rafnæs DJ night…
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Why Faroe Petroleum Stopped Looking in Drekasvæðið
On December 12, 2014 Iceland’s national energy authority, Orkustofnun, reported that they had “received a notification from operator Faroe Petroleum that the company along with its partners, Petoro Iceland and Iceland Petroleum, relinquish their licence” and that they had “accepted the relinquishment of…
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The Reykjavík Grapevine Interns Give Their Picks For The Weekend
It’s the weekend and here at the Reykjavík Grapevine, we understand that you want to find fun and interesting things to do but don’t want to do any of the research. So our amazing interns have compiled a short list of what they think…
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Third Time’s The Charm
This past weekend I attended ‘walk+talk’ at Borgarleikhúsið as part of the Reykjavík Dance Festival (RDF). I knew very little about the performance but was eager to see it after Ásgerður Gunnarsdóttir, one of the artistic directors of RDF, said it was…
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Stockfish European Film Festival Is Starting
From February 19-March 1 The Stockfish European Film Festival will be held for the first time. It is the reincarnation of the original Reykjavík Film Festival that was held from 1978-2001 and the succeeding European Film Festival in Reykjavík that has run over…
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The Pros And Cons Of The Inevitable Bolludagur Stomach Ache
In certain parts of the world, ‘Lent’ (the forty days leading up to Easter) is a period of time when Christians give up certain comforts in the way that Jesus did before his crucifixion. Sure, Jesus wandered through the desert and most people…
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Why They Think There Is Something Worth Finding In Drekasvæðið
Anyone at all interested in oil exploration in Iceland is probably familiar with some of the more controversial topics such as environmental repercussions and the private companies involved. While it is clear from the news coverage that there has been activity in…
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Speak Dance, Watch Dance, Dance, Dance!
Throughout the month of February, the Reykjavík Dance Festival (RDF) will be in full swing. What started as a group of independent artists looking for a platform to work on their art has since developed into an established festival with four major…
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Weird. Neat. But, Weird
This past Friday I attended the premiere of the Icelandic Dance Company’s ‘TAUGAR’ a two part performance with works by Saga Sigurðardóttir and Karol Tyminski. I had recently interviewed Karol and I was really looking forward to seeing his piece as well…
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Testing The Body’s Limits
Just in time for the Reykjavík Dance Festival, the Icelandic Dance Company presents TAUGAR, with two works choreographed by Saga Sigurðardóttir and Karol Tyminski. As we at GV HQ are all super into that modern dance thing, we decided to meet up…
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Here Be Dragons
In the late 1960s and early 1970s, French and American geologists conducted surveys in the Norwegian Sea and discovered the Jan Mayen Microcontinent about 1,000 metres below sea level. It is a fragment left over from when the borders of Norway and…
