Author: Bart Cameron
Political Change through Celebration
by Bart Cameron
Most of the year, Gay, Lesbian and Transgender people are invisible to the population at large in Iceland. The Grapevine…
Happiest Nation on Earth
by Bart Cameron
This June, Iceland found out that it was, indubitably, the happiest place on Earth – fuck Disney World, Iceland blows…
Horrible Writing, Good Read, Great Eats
by Bart Cameron
There is a lot to laugh at in Delicious Iceland. Start with the dedication by former President Vigdís Finnbogadóttir, who…
Guðlaugur Kristinn Óttarsson – Dense Time
by Bart Cameron
We got this CD months ago, and we never put it on the stereo. It comes in a jewel case,…
Deep Political Thoughts. Keanu Reeves Deep.
by Bart Cameron
As we were scanning the listings and PR statements on the atrocious movies being imported to this fair isle from…
From Newsman to Man on the News
by Bart Cameron
Paul Nikolov has been a writer for the Reykjavík Grapevine for coming up on three years. This July, he finishes…
“He Was Just Standing There”
by Bart Cameron
On Wednesday July 5th, the news in Iceland was full of Magni Ásgeirsson, who would be competing on the reality…
The Climax of All Our Hard Work – Inside Reykjavík: The Grapevine Guide
by Bart Cameron
The Grapevine can finally firmly recommend a guidebook for getting around our hometown of Reykjavík – our own guidebook, Inside…
Sushi Smiðjan
by Bart Cameron
The town of Reykjavík has been waiting for this for years, so there has been a certain amount of giddiness…
Nýhil Poetry Bookstore
by Bart Cameron
When you come to a nation that prides itself on maintaining almost 100% literacy for centuries, you expect poetry to…
Almost Infamous
by Bart Cameron
“I guess Frank, the guitarist, got too drunk and he passed out onstage and he landed on me. I thought…
The Allen Iverson Election
by Bart Cameron
Welcome to Iceland. You are visiting the home of the oldest parliament in the world, of some of the oldest…
Reykjavik Gets Tropical
by Bart Cameron
The saxophonist for Zappa Plays Zappa provided us with one of the most surreal, and possibly precognizant, quotes in the…
Iceland Review
by Bart Cameron
Entering our fourth year, the Grapevine takes our collective hat off to Iceland Review, now in its 44th year of…
15 Great Minutes
by Bart Cameron
It was my deep respect for Palli, guitarist from the pop band Maus, that led me to restrain a section…
PSP for Business
by Bart Cameron and Gunnar Hrafn Jónsson
As I approached a recent interview, and realized that after a lengthy cross-Atlantic flight I would be expected to hold…
Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
by Bart Cameron and Gunnar Hrafn Jónsson
The Elder Scrolls is a popular series of RPGs (role playing games) set in its own fantasy world, albeit one…
Battlefield 2
by Bart Cameron and Gunnar Hrafn Jónsson
It may not be the newest release on the market, but Battlefield 2 is one seriously hot game and as…
Summer Means Waxing
by Bart Cameron
I am hairy. More so, in fact, than any other higher order primate. I imagine this quality is some sort…
Good Morning, Mr. Spencer
by Bart Cameron
It’s afternoon here, 9 am in New York. The man on the other end of the line is a regarded…
Seeking Foreigners
by Bart Cameron
Once upon a time, the Reykjavík Grapevine was packed with Germans, Dutchmen, Finns, Canadians, and the occasional American crank, all…
Reinventing the Bomb
by Bart Cameron
News of the event arrived a little late in Iceland, but Stephen Colbert’s April 29th speech at the White House…
Minnesotans and Sex
by Bart Cameron
In my home, we had two things that we didn’t bring up in mixed company: Minnesotans and sex. Actually, we…
Kaffi Brennslan
by Bart Cameron
Kaffi Brennslan has been around for a while, and despite changing owners it has maintained a healthy reputation for consistently…
Only the Voice is Childlike
by Bart Cameron
If you’ve heard her once, you know the voice. Fragile, playful, original and, okay, childlike, Joanna Newsom sings of sleeping…