Author: Gunnar Hrafn Jónsson
Open Your Window To The Drama
Living in downtown Reykjavík has its drawbacks. A lot of people who live in the area never get tired of…
Discovery Of Naivist Fakes Stokes Fears Of New Art World Scandal
by Gunnar Hrafn Jónsson and Andie Sophia Fontaine
A few years ago, there were alarming international headlines based on interviews with Swiss investigators who found that over 70%…
Judge, Jury And Executive: How Our Former Justice Minister Inadvertently Ended Her Post
by Gunnar Hrafn Jónsson and Andie Sophia Fontaine
Iceland got a new justice minister this month, after a dramatic ruling by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR)…
VIDEO: Geothermal Heating Versus Cold Weather Sparks Brief Crisis
Iceland is often celebrated for its prodigious use of geothermal power. Apart from providing over a quarter of the national…
#MeToo, And Then What? Iceland Explores The Tough Questions Of A Legal Grey Area
by Hannah Jane Cohen and Gunnar Hrafn Jónsson
At 13:21 on October 15th, 2017, the worldwide dialogue surrounding rape, sexual assault, and sexual harassment abruptly and irrevocably changed….
Sjávarkjallarinn
Sjávarkjallarinn roughly translates to “the sea cellar”, but don’t let the name fool you – this isn’t a hangout for…
Rossopomodoro
Rossopomodoro is a chain restaurant with a difference. There may be more than one of them around the world, actually…
Hornið
Hornið, which literally means ‘the corner’, is an old haunt of the Grapevine staff. Our offices used to be located…
Argentína steakhouse
Steakhouses generally aren’t considered exclusive or fancy, but Argentína isn’t afraid to buck that trend. When it first opened in…
Café Ópera
When reviewing a restaurant for the first time it’s hard to know what to expect. In the case of Café…
Follow This Cab
“I’ve seen a lot of things,” Hafliði, taxi driver for BSR tells me. “Adultery, drugs, drunkenness, more adultery. People don’t…
Café Oliver
Café Oliver is an establishment that is perhaps best known for its place in the Icelandic nightlife. At night time…
World of Warcraft
Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Games may be one of the clumsiest phrases to be coined in the last century,…
Imagine No Star Trek and No Religion Too
Brannon Braga has been a part of the creative team behind Star Trek for fifteen years and is responsible for…
Put Down The Drink and Step Away From The Clown
I’ve always wanted to open one of these pieces with the words: “I had a strange encounter with a clown…
Optical Mouse
If you have ever hurled a mouse across the room in frustration after hours of careful tweezing and poking at…
Café Róma
If ever there was a place designed for taking a lunchbreak, it’s Café Róma. Located at the top of Laugarvegur,…
Ítalía
It’s a bit odd to write a restaurant review about a place you have been frequenting for over a decade,…
The Regressive Party
Halldór Ásgrímsson is a relatively rare breed of career politician. Having had a seat in parliament since 1974, he is…
TV Satellite Dish
Tired of being a media conglomerate’s bitch? Out of lubricant? You might want to check out some of the options…
Apótek
Located on the corner of Austurstræti and Pósthússtræti, Apótek restaurant draws its name from a pharmacy that previously occupied the…
Café Paris
The ideally located Café París has been one of the most consistently packed cafés/bistros in Reykjavík in recent years. On…
Sjávarkjallarinn
Sjávarkjallarinn roughly translates to “the sea cellar”, but don’t let the name fool you – this isn’t a hangout for…
If You’re Actually Into World Domination
Gaming is all well and good, but, as we pointed out a few issues ago, the new Sony PSP portable…
Hótel holt
Ah, Hótel Holt. A fancy hotel with an even fancier restaurant and home to what must be the fanciest art…