Author: Catherine Magnúsdóttir
Strong Earthquake Near Grindavík
An earthquake with a magnitude of 3.7 shook the area around Grindavík and was even felt in the capital area…
Ólafur Arnalds Announces New Album
Ólafur Arnalds announced his new album, entitled “some kind of piece”, which is set to be released on November 6th…
Alcohol Consumption On The Rise Due To COVID-19
Alcohol sales have gone up amidst the COVID-19 epidemic and consumption is on the rise. According to a Fréttablaðið report…
Syrian-Icelandic Teen At Language Conference: “We Can All Be Who We Are”
Ayah Ahmad, a nineteen-year-old high school student and assistant teacher held a speech last weekend at a Tungumálatöfrar (“Language Magic”)…
Iceland Government Tests Negative For COVID-19
Iceland’s government ministers have recieved their negative test results after having been screened twice for possible coronavirus infections in the…
Swimming Trip Could End Up In 250,000 ISK Fine
A man in the South of Iceland was charged with violating the Epidemic Prevention Act by breaching quarantine and visiting…
Archeological Excavations In The Ruins Of Þingeyraklaustur
During an archeological excavation in the ruins of the old monestary Þingeyraklaustur, several ancient items were found. Among them are…
Unknown Body Discovered In Breiðholt
The body of an as of yet unidentified man was discovered in Breiðholt at the end of last week. It…
Björk Orchestral Concert Rescheduled
Björk’s concert series Björk Orkestral, that was supposed to be streamed live from Reykjavík in the concert hall Harpa this…
Domestic Infection Rate Lowers While Border Rate Increases
According to data from covid.is, the domestic infection rate has lowered to 15,3 while the rate of detected infections at…
Sweden To Mediate COVID-19 Vaccine Sale To Iceland
Sweden will mediate the distribution of a COVID-19 vaccine to Iceland as well as Norway through the European Union’s co-operation…
University Rector Publishes Announcement For Autumn Semester
The rector of the University of Iceland, Jón Atli Benediktsson, has published an announcement to the staff and students of…
Two Speeding Tickets In Twenty Minutes
A tourist travelling through South Iceland received two speeding tickets in twenty minutes yesterday. In a Facebook post by the…
Two Sheep Distance Rule And Possible Fines
A sort of fun—and very Icelandic—reminder about social distancing rules has come from the National Association of Sheep Farmers. This…
Emergency Measures Extended For Homeless Women
The Welfare Departement of the City of Reykjavík has announced that it will extend emergency measures for homeless women in…
Homeless Women Issue Statement About Planned Closure Of Emergency Centre
Eight homeless women have issued a statement about the planned closure of an emergency solution that provides nightly shelter for…
Tourists Will Have To Carry Initial Quarantine Costs
Tourists coming to Iceland will have to carry the initial quarantine costs, while waiting for a second sampling and its…
Just Sayings: “Að fleygja barninu út með baðvatninu”
This one—which is international yes, but weirdly popular in Iceland—is a bit harsh. It’s direct translation is “to toss the…
New Quarantine Instructions For Iceland Visitors
The Directorate of Health has published new quarantine instructions for visitors coming to Iceland. The updated procedure for people arriving…
Horror-Scopes: Taurus, You Nasty Witch
by Hannah Jane Cohen, Poppy Askham and Catherine Magnúsdóttir
In Horror-Scopes, the Grapevine’s dedicated team of amateur astrologists give you their mystical insights on how to live a long…
Well, You Asked: Undercover Librarians
Got a burning question? In desperate need of advice? We at the Grapevine are here to help. What happened to…
Flip The Switch On Those Sexy Lamps: Web-Series Sköp Dissects Cinematic Tropes
“Sexy Lamp”: a female character that is so unimportant to the plot that she could easily be replaced by a…
Analysing Capacity To Be Raised From 2000 To 5000 Samples Per Day
The capacity to analyse samples taken from people to detect COVID-19 will supposedly be raised from 2000 to 5000 samples…
Hot Water Turned Off For A Few Hours In Parts Of Reykjavík
The utility company Veitur announced that the hot water will be turned off in the capital area on Tuesday August…
Possible Cryptid Filmed In Iceland(?)
A rather strange video was posted on Instagram yesterday, depicting what could be interpreted as a possible cryptid in Iceland…