Author: Hannah Jane Cohen
Coffee & Rave; Rinse & Repeat: Catherine Côté’s Perfect Day
Montrealer Catherine Côté is Reykjavík’s resident neon nail art queen. First, ooh and aah at her work on Instagram at…
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…
Fancies: Countess Malaise
Fancies is a Grapevine series where we highlight an individual with supreme style. Our latest subject is Countess Malaise (28),…
The Wait Is Over: Ra:tio Drops Their Debut Album ‘DANS’
Production duo Ra:tio—winner of the ‘One To Watch’ award at the 2020 Grapevine Music Awards—just dropped their first solo album…
Queering The Chaos! Hannah Jane And Andie Sophia’s Editorial
Pride Month may be in June for some parts of the world, but in Iceland—as in much of Scandinavia—it’s in…
Pride In A Pandemic: Reykjavík Pride Reshapes Itself For 2020
“Our first decision was that, no matter what, we weren’t going to cancel,” Vilhjálmur “Villi” Ingi Vilhjálmsson, the President of…
Track By Track: ‘Otito’ By snny
Ivory Coast-born, U.S.-raised, Reykjavík-transplant snny serves up a melange of synthy goodness in his newest EP ‘Otito’. Abidjan “Abidjan” is…
Rebecca Scott Lord, The Lord Of The Flings, Titillates With Her New Celebrity Erotica Anthology
“You’re sitting here with the world-famous erotic novelist Rebecca Scott Lord,” proclaims the newly-published performance artist-cum-comedian-cum-romance-writer Rebecca Scott Lord the…
Horror-Scopes: Come Out, Capricorn! (PRIDE EDITION!)
by Hannah Jane Cohen, Poppy Askham and Andie Sophia Fontaine
In HorrorScopes, the Grapevine’s dedicated team of amateur astrologists break down your upcoming weeks based on shit like the allegedly-feminine-but-actually-full-of-toxic-atmospheric-vapour…
Fancies: Embla Óðinsdóttir
Fancies is a Grapevine series where we highlight an individual with supreme style. Our latest subject is Embla Óðinsdóttir (20),…
Travel Like A Tourist: Journeying Through Iceland Like An Icelander
by Hannah Jane Cohen and Valur Grettisson
Presenting: The Ultimate Grapevine Travel Iceland Guide. Scroll down for our favourite places in the north, east, south, west and…
White Hill Tattoo Is Here With A Fringe Pop-Up Parlour
Oh, you thought just because there’s not much international travel right now that Reykjavík Fringe Festival would be cancelled? WRONG! It’s back…
“Guide To Guiding”: A Fringe Show About When Engagements On Glaciers Become Pedestrian
Oh, you thought just because there’s not much international travel right now that Reykjavík Fringe Festival would be cancelled? WRONG! It’s back…
‘Opening Up’: A Tale Of Queerness, BDSM, Sex and Self-Acceptance Comes To Fringe
Oh, you thought just because there’s not much international travel right now that Reykjavík Fringe Festival would be cancelled? WRONG! It’s back…
Flying Through Fringe: “Rebirth” Explores An Unstable World Through The Aerial Arts
Oh, you thought just because there’s not much international travel right now that Reykjavík Fringe Festival would be cancelled? WRONG! It’s back…
Burlesque Dame Maria Callista Sets The Stage For A Fierce, Elegant Fringe
Oh, you thought just because there’s not much international travel right now that Reykjavík Fringe Festival would be cancelled? WRONG!…
Arnór Daði Gunnarsson Brings Some Small-Town Comedy To Reykjavík Fringe
Oh, you thought just because there’s not much international travel right now that Reykjavík Fringe Festival would be cancelled? WRONG!…
Ask A Scientist: How Would Iceland Fare If The Yellowstone Supervolcano Erupted?
Recently, a large number of earthquakes were detected around the Yellowstone caldera in the United States. While the chances of…
Arepas & The Midnight Sun: Helen Cova’s Perfect Day
Helen Cova is a Venezuela-born author. Most recently, she published a children’s book—‘Snulli likes being alone’—in English, Icelandic and Spanish….
Stop Trying To Make Jono Duffy Happen
Relaxing in a booth at Frederiksen Ale House, Jono Duffy, Iceland’s best (and only) gay Australian comedian, is, for lack…
Perfect Day: Summertime With Berglaug Petra Garðarsdóttir
Artist Berglaug Petra Garðarsdóttir has probably taken photos of every interesting person in the city. Check out her work at…
Well, You Asked: If All Else Fails, Do Meth!
Send us your previously-unsolvable quandaries and get enlightened by poor journalists totally banking on writing a hit novel to pay…
Social Distance Celebrations, New Inspirations, And Self-Sufficiency: Marko Svart On Svartbysvart’s First Birthday
Last time the Grapevine checked up on designer Marko Svart and his partner, Momo Hayashi, the two had just opened…
Art In The Time Of Corona: Can Inherently Social Art Survive Isolation?
In this current climate, artists of all mediums are facing difficulties. When stuck in social distancing, quarantining, or—God forbid—dealing with…
Completely Not Ever Been Done Before: Andrean Sigurgeirsson’s Perfect Day
Andrean Sigurgeirsson is a dancer-extraordinaire who you can often see gracing the stage of the Iceland Dance Company and performing…