Author: Hannah Jane Cohen
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Being Believed: ‘Fyrirgefðu’ Tackles The Hidden Problem Of Queer Abuse
When actress Ingunn Mía Blöndal and writer and director Lovísa Lára Halldórsdóttir decided to make a short film together, they…
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Happening In Reykjavík This Weekend: Our Event Picks!
This Sunday is St. Patricks Day, which means one thing: There will probably be a lot of drunk people in…
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Keep It Smooth: 3 Spots To Whisky Up
Iceland might be best known as a country where people chug beers in between shots of liquorice flavoured schnapps, but…
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Happening This Week: Our Picks!
Ah, March is here, which means we’re only two weeks away from the official start of “spring.” Get pumped for…
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Fancies: Bjarni Óskarsson
Fancies is a Grapevine series where we highlight an individual with supreme style. Our latest subject is Bjarni Óskarsson (26),…
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Track By Track: ‘Celebs’ By Axis Dancehall
Imagine blasting an old school video game soundtrack in a dirty Berlin basement while having a realisation of your own…
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What Have We Won?: Two Sparkly Spinning Stars
Inhumanely beautiful, flexible, delicate, graceful—you might not have known that Iceland is killing it in the dance world, but what…
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Crème De La Crème: Stockfish Film Festival Brings The Best Of The Best
“We try to be as diverse as possible and pick the best films available,” Ársæll Sigurður Nielsen explains calmly. The…
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#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….
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Happening This Weekend: Our Picks!
The last week of February might be windy as hell, but it need not be bleak as hell too. Lighten…
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Happening This Week: Our Picks!
From art to action to music, there’s a ton going on this week. February might be dark and cold, but…
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Happening This Weekend: Our Picks!
Happy Valentine’s Day! Just kidding, it’s an awful Valentine’s Day! That said, Pewdiepie is currently in Iceland, so if he’s…
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Happening This Weekend: Our Picks!
From free museums to hardcore techno to inspiring photographs, there’s a lot going on this weekend. That said, here are…
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Writing On The Walls Of Ice: History Reveals Itself In Katla Ice Cave
It’s a rare occurrence to see relics of the past untainted by the present. The trenches of World War I…
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Happening This Week: Our Picks!
There are only ten more days ’til Valentine’s Day, so it’s time to download Tinder and start swiping, lest you…
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Well, You Asked: Only One Nine-Year-Old Child Welcome
Am I a bad environmentalist if I desire nothing more than warm baby puke upon my bosom? Well, technically, yes….
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Fancies: Deff Starr
Fancies is a Grapevine series where we highlight an individual with supreme style. Our latest subject is Deff Starr, or Neville…
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Finding A Voice In The Void: ‘What Will We Sing About’ Dives Deep Into The Psyche
Iceland Dance Company’s newest show, ‘What Will We Sing About?’ is an elusive journey into the human psyche, choreographed directly…
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Track By Track: ‘Psychoplasmics’ By Psychoplasmics
Psychoplasmics is the collaborative project of Lord Pu$$whip and Alfreð Drexler. Their first song, ‘101 Reykjavík,’ came out in in…
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Coffee, Books And All Night Museum Parties: Anna Gyða’s Perfect Day
Anna Gyða Sigurgísladóttir is a radio host at RÚV. This is how she’d spend her perfect day in Reykjavík. First…
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Bleak Midwinter Haunts: The Spooky Reykjavík Guide
by Hannah Jane Cohen and Rex Beckett
Reykjavík is a creepy ass place. From the weather beaten-houses, to the ancient and decrepit graveyard, to the industrially extended…
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The Call Of The Night: Dark Music Days Goes Back To Its Root
The Dark Music Days festival started unassumingly in 1980, but in the 38 years since, it has taken the contemporary…
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What Have We Won?: Valhalla’s Kitchen
On November 26th, Iceland proved to the world once and for all that their cuisine is way more than just…
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Happening This Weekend: Our Picks!
The beginning of February means what? We’re close to the Chinese New Year? Valentine’s Day? The Super Bowl? Naw, it…
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Happening This Week: Our Picks!
It’s the end of the month, which means we only have one week until we can finally start blasting Bone…