Author: Haukur S. Magnússon - The Reykjavik Grapevine

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So this is interesting. And you really need to hurry up if you want to catch it. Tonight marks the…

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Now for a list of stuff that caught our eye on-line today and we have an affinity for. This includes…

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The Economic Disaster Area blog aggregates, outlines and investigates news on the good ol’ Icelandic economic collapse. Created by former…

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We had some fine Nepalese cuisine for lunch at newly opened restaurant Kitchen. The buffet consisted of some rather tasty…

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Easter is once again upon us. Icelandic law commands that a lot of services and goods will be unattainable during…

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Much anticipated documentary Dreamland (or: “Draumalandið”) is finally complete, and will start showing in Reykjavík theatres this week. Based on…

Monsters and Mythical Beings: Nábuxur

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This twelfth instalment in our Hugleikur Dagsson illustrated series of Iceland’s monsters and mythical beings (or are they…?) uncovers a…

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Our new issue is out – and it’s pretty great, if we say so ourselves. It’s got millions of great…

Haukur’s 4th Editorial

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I’m not gonna lie to you – this fourth editorial of mine will be a bland, run-of the mill one….

The Left Green Movement

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The Left Green Movement – In Their Own Words The Left-Green Movement seeks to promote radical social improvements for the…

The Alliance Party

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The Alliance Party – In Their Own Words: The Alliance Party is Iceland’s social-democratic party, a representative of the political…

The Democracy Movement

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The Democracy Movement – In Their Own Words: Most political scientists agree that democracy now needs to seek its roots…

The Citizen Movement

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The Citizen Movement – In Their Own Words: One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that…

L For Icelandic Autonomy

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(NOTE: As of 4 April, L-listinn has withdrawn their candidacy from this year’s elections. Part of the reason was that…

The Liberal Party

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The Liberal Party – In Their Own Words The Liberal Party was originally founded to fight the unjust fishing quota…

The Independence Party

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The Indipendence Party – In Their Own Words The Independence Party is the biggest mass movement in Iceland. Registered members…

The Progressive Party

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The Progressive Party – In Their Own Words. The Progressive Party is a liberal socialist party constantly working for societal…

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We’ve grown very, very fond of the daily updated news here at Grapevine.is (look to your left!).We’ve never been averse…

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Today marks the official start of ‘DesignMarch‘, a nifty new concept from the good folks of Iceland Design Centre. Poised…

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Those crazy kids of Retro Stefson sure turned in some awesome deck-work at freshly opened hotspot Karamba last Saturday night….

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Much like other bandwagon-hoppers and trend-jumpers, your friends at the Grapevine have now set up an awesome Twitter feed, where…

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Jonathan Richman is a living legend – and he’s playing a show here, April 1st (and that’s no joke)! Mr….

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We’re really, really into our new issue that we released yesterday. It’s got all sorts of articles and stuff, and…

Never Let me Down: Aldrei Fór Ég Suður

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For a free two-day event that involves airlifting the better part (in every sense of the word) of Iceland’s musicians…

Grapevine Exposes Sordid “Music Trip” to ‘scandinavia’s sodom’

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A fortnight ago, the Grapevine hitched a ride with cover stars Retro Stefson, Ólafur Arnalds and Hjaltalín as they made…