Articles by: Charlie Winters
Help? Call Charlie! Culture, Donald Trump, Graffiti
You have asked for nothing, and I assure you: you shall receive it in abundance! Seeking advice about the future?…
Help? Call Charlie! Yule Lads, Cruising, Bjarni Ben
Hello there! I hope your New Year’s resolutions are just as lofty as mine. But if you need a little…
Help? Call Charlie! Sleep, Enemies, And Icelandic Drivers
Come to me all ye who are weary and burdened and seek comfort within my ample bosom. Seeking advice about…
Help? Call Charlie! Swans, Appelsín, And Mirrors
When you dream, make sure to dream big! Cause dreams can often become reality. Not mine, though, only my nightmares…
Help? Call Charlie! Networking, Fascism, And… Icelandanders?
Whelp, kelp, help, skelp, Phelp, yelp, welp, chelp, sngelp. These are all words that rhyme, yet only one is a…
Help? Call Charlie! ÚTL, Sharknado, Reykjavík’s Mood, & More
An old sailor’s superstition is that you should never help a drowning man, as it would anger the sea and…
Animal Farm: The Sequel
I clambered through the turnstiles and stared, mouth agape. “You did it! You crazy son of a bitch, you did…
Help? Call Charlie! Shrimp Or Croissant? Halloween & More
Charles Dickens says, “No one is useless in this world who lightens the burdens of another.” That means my advice…
Help? Call Charlie! AI, Journalism, Dating & More
Great power comes with great responsibility With the world going to shit, it seems like everyone’s coming to me with…
Help? Call Charlie! Campsites, Expensive Vegetables, Beautiful But Harmless Eruption & More
Unsolicited advice from an unreliable advisor Help is a four-letter verb meaning “to make it easier or possible for someone…
Help? Call Charlie: Pollý, Grapevine In 2050, Biggest Band Coming Out Of Iceland & More
Charlie’s here to answer your questions — big or small! As a graduate of the Help Academy founded by Gregory…
Help? Call Charlie! Björk VS. Sigmundur Davíð, Post Offices, Cutest Cat In Iceland & More
Charlie’s back with more answers (and opinions) My God! So many of you need so much help! Worry not! The…
Help? Call Charlie! Phone Addicts, Housing, Eurovision, Immigrant Workers & More
Charlie’s here to answer your questions — big or small! Hey there, Charlie here! Many people have been coming to…
Help? Call Charlie!
Charlie’s here to answer your questions — big or small! Hey there! Charlie here. The Grapevine has informed me that…
Why Try Crack When You Can Frack?
Charlie digs deep … like literally deep into the Earth Far, far below even the deepest delvings of Icelandic mining…
A Whale Of A Time
Charlie knows not all that may be coming, but be it what it will, they’ll go to it laughing Call…
Please Sir, May I Have A Job?
Job hunting can fell even the most steadfast of seekers Jobs! If you have one, it’s the worst thing to…
Oh, Wherefore Art Thou, Pisces?
By the pricking of our thumbs, something astrological this way comes Prithee and well met peasants of Reykjavík! This month,…
Horotropes: The Fates and the Furious
by Charlie Winters and Catherine Magnúsdóttir
Racers, start your engines! This is it! The big race you’ve been training for, the one that’ll clear your family’s…
Destination Vacation: Charlie’s Packs Some Sun Cream & Hits The Road
A local masseuse tends to a far richer customer who’s lying comfortably in a shezlong. The wind sends faint ripples…
The Many-Splendored Joys Of A Trip To ÚTL
The couches give way till you can feel the lumps underneath. The long queues are managed by a workforce too…
Speedrunning Therapy: Charlie Is Thera-pissed
You’ve been sitting in this ugly room for roughly an hour. You’ve rambled about your problems at work and personal…
Musings On The Beast of Búrfellsgjá
Just when you thought it was safe to explore nature… No one believes me, but I know what I saw…
True Crime in the Countryside
Charlie’s latest musings take a dark turn … toward murder most foul You’re rumbling around in a beaten down jeep….
These Are The Days Of Your Lives
by Catherine Magnúsdóttir and Charlie Winters
You have some nerve showing your face around here — may as well read your horoscope Previously on Horotropes: After…