Author: Haukur S. Magnússon
Haukur’s 11th Editorial
We haven’t really been covering ECONOMIC COLLAPSE in Grapevine as of late. Not since we did the whole IceSave issue,…
Seljalandsfoss – Go There: It’s Awesome
Seljalandsfoss. That waterfall. As far as natural phenomena go, it’s pretty great, and it is definitely deserving of its status…
Thank God For Hot Water – The Reykjanes Pool And Some Of What Makes Life Bearable
One of this country’s best redeeming qualities are the pools of hot water found sprinkled all over it. Those pools…
Haukur´s 10th Editorial!
So we got this letter: Dear editor, Like all ordinary, decent visitors (and potential visitors) to your beautiful country, we…
A Conversation With Björk
As part of the promotional campaign for the new Voltaic box set, Björk Guðmundsdóttir gave out several interviews to the…
Stuff We Like!
If you have been in or around the good city of Reykjavík these past couple of days, you can surely…
Things They Like About Reykjavík
While compiling our BEST OF REYKJAVÍK list, we consulted with a large group of people from all around town. Some…
Seljavallalaug Swimming Pool
Take a long, hard look at the accompanying photo. You’ll want to be there. And for good reason. Seljavallalaug is…
Remembering The King of Pop: “Rest in Peace, Icarus!”
Ragnar Kjartansson musician, artist Michael Jackson flew too close to the sun. He sacrificed everything for his art, audience, and…
Haukur’s 9th Editorial
We finally got around to making our BEST OF REYKJAVÍK edition. In fact, it is the one you’re browsing through…
Happy Icelandic Independence Day!
So we closed this issue on early in the AM of June 18, just a couple of hours after Iceland’s…
Iceland Airwaves XI
Despite raging uncertainty, rampant rumours and lots of mixed messages from all over, it finally seems clear that, yes, Iceland…
Stuff We Like!
Boy, we haven’t liked anything in almost two weeks. Does this mean everything sucks? No! It just means that there’s…
Haukur´s 7th Editorial!
Early in the AM: Sun is rising over Reykjavík, Metallica’s Orion blasting over the stereo, coffee’s on the pot and…
Stuff We Like!
People can’t seem to stop raving about recently opened “cheap and healthy” fast food joint Saffran. So we checked it…
Haukur´s 6th Editorial!
I’m not gonna lie to you, I’m real nervous when it comes to the Grapevine. I feel we have a big…
The Awesome Absurdity of Being
SO, WE GOT THIS PRESS RELEASE THE OTHER DAY. REAL OFFICIAL LOOKING. “Reykjavík, Iceland, March 13, 2009: The official Icelandic representation…
Stuff We Like!
One thing we really love about the Reykjavík music scene is how it’s spontaneous and open to all sorts of…
Stuff We Like!
So it turns out Iceland is experiencing a rare heat-wave, intent on making life even more miserable for us office…
David Lynch Answers Grapevine Questions On TM
As you probably know by now, Grapevine cover-star (and awesome director) David Lynch ventured to Iceland this month to preach…
Stuff We Like!
So our new issue is out. And we think it’s pretty damn good. It has pretty much everything in there…
Don’t Thank Icelanders For Iceland
Dreamland is the result of collaboration between documentary filmmaker Þorfinnur Guðnason and author, playwright and poet Andri Snær Magnason. It…
Our Big, Important David Lynch Interview
It was a rather amusing spectacle that played out in Háskólabíó last Saturday. Arriving late to the scene, I witnessed…
Monsters and Mythical Beings: Grýla
Fittingly enough, the unlucky thirteenth instalment in our Hugleikur Dagsson illustrated series of Iceland’s monsters and mythical beings is about…
Haukur’s 5th Editorial!
Wherein I espouse and clarify my views on the recent elections, our not-quite-there-yet government, whether Iceland should join the EU,…