Author: Haukur S. Magnússon
Protest Action Mounts In Reykjavík
Words in the morning. For now enjoy these videos. This first one shows the crowd of protesters – many of…
Protests at Parliament Continue Through the Night
by Haukur S. Magnússon and Andie Sophia Fontaine
Protests in front of the Icelandic parliament continued through the night last night and bonfires were lit (watch video), one of…
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What a godsend the French Film Festival is. January is a dark, cold, often boring month: good for nothing except…
Come Write for Us
We’re looking for contributors: Can you type? Make up whole sentences in English? Have those sentences make sense when read…
First Grapevine of 2009 is out!
Read All About It: It’s here and it’s awesome. Read all the great articles and look at all the wonderful…
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Tonight’s the night we launch our new concert series with performances from three awesome bands, one awesome composer and a…
“Iceland Is Fucked,” Says Economist
Iceland is pretty much royally fucked, and will be for a while, says UK mag The Ecomonist’s Intelligence Unit in…
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There is coffee, and then there is coffee. The kind that makes your mouth foam with delight at the mere…
Monsters And Mythical Beings X: The Hidden People
This tenth instalment in our illustrated series of Iceland’s monsters and mythical beings revolves around huldufólk, the Hidden People. Actually,…
Haukur’s 1st Editorial!
Haukur’s 1st Editorial! Yes, this is my inaugural editorial as editor of the Reykjavík Grapevine – this very magazine! Fancy…
The Grapevine Presents: 2K8 Round Table Round Up Bonanza Extravaganza Madness!
So this is the New Year. Aught nine. Seems pretty dark and rainy thus far, but then again most Icelandic…
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This year’s first Grapevine issue is finally out, on the streets and on-line. And it is a pretty fine read,…
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It’s finally here. And we couldn’t be more excited. Say what you will about the times we currently reside in…
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Binging on rotted skate on Þorláksmessa (today, December 23) is one of Iceland’s most beloved – and misunderstood – traditions….
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We like Prikið, their hip hop, their beer prices and their grub. When they’re not giving away some of their…
The Christmas Cat
Grapevine reporter depicts the legend of the christmas cat“We’ve got this database of monsters and creatures in our past. These…
Turning Things Around
Hlynur Hallsson opens an exhibition in reverseBy Yesterday, artist-slash-Left Green alternate MP Hlynur Hallsson opened an exhibition pretty much all…
The worm of Lagarfljót
“We’ve got this database of monsters and creatures in our past. A lot of their stories are fascinating, it’s a…
Handsome Furs
Handsome Furs are a pretty great band, and therefore one of those that Reykjavík Grapevine really wanted to interview for…
Miri
Miri, our saviours from the East! They are as honest, loving and pure as any band on the Airwaves bill…
Icelandic Fish In All Its Forms
You’ve probably heard all about our little economic collapse. For us Icelanders, it’s pretty much back to basics now. No…
More Monsters and Mythical Beings:
“We’ve got this database of monsters and creatures in our past. A lot of their stories are fascinating, it’s a…
Not Quite Prison
There is an up and coming “refugee camp” in Reykjanesbær. You probably haven’t heard about it. September 11 2008, as…
More Monsters and Mythical Beings: Þorgeirsboli is a Real Evil Piece of Work
“We’ve got this database of monsters and creatures in our past. A lot of their stories are fascinating, it’s a…