Articles by: Haukur S. Magnússon
An Open Letter To The Pizza King
Dear Pizza King, First, I would like to thank you for your excellent commitment to serving us, your humble…
The Party Needs To Be Monitored
The Reykjavík Pub-owners’ Association is working with officials to improve the situation in 101 Reykjavík. Kormákur Geirhar›sson is a founding…
The Inevitability of Homogenisation
The powers that be are turning glorious old Staðarskáli into yet another standard, boring N1 gas-mall. And they tore down…
More Monsters and Mythical Beings: Confront the Útburður
Safe and legal abortions are a great idea. Just ask the Útburðir. “In our past and our stories, we’ve got…
Cheap Reykjavik
Everyone knows Reykjavík isn’t a cheap city. There are however plenty of ways to shave some Krónur off your monthly…
Esja is a Mountain of a Band
Truth be told, the concept of a supergroup isn’t all that enticing. Oh sure, Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young belted…
Without this, I would have died
Erna Ómarsdóttir explains what she is dancing aboutContemporary dancer Erna Ómarsdóttir comes from Kópavogur, and is a lauded artist in…
Machiavellian Disaster / Satanic Circus
Earlier this month, the good people of Reykjavík got to witness the swearing in of their fourth Mayor in just…
More Monsters and Mythical Beings: Meet Skoffin
Here is where you’ll learn what the offspring of a cat and a fox looks like, and to avoid its…
Cheap Reykjavik
Now, Reykjavík isn’t really cheap. However, there are plenty of ways to shave impressive amounts of krónur off your monthly…
Eat Burgers, Bathe and be Merry
Welcome to yet another instalment of Cheap Reykjavík, where the Grapevine’s resident misers share some of their patented money saving…
Yet Another Icelandic Monster: Marbendill
They’re not as evil as NykurLast issue, we learned about fatal underwater horse Nykur, who likes to lure folks to…
Staying Focused
Concert promoter, bass player, social pedagogue and recently instated mayor of Dalabyggð Grímur Atlason is a true jack of all…
A Hike In Hornstrandir: Mountains, Fjords and Gods
As a day’s hike reveals, the Hornstrandir nature reserve leaves little to be desired, and a lot to be discovered….
Rock ‘n’ Responsibilities
Four left-field bands – Benni Hemm Hemm, Reykjavík!, Morðingjarnir and Borko – circled the whole of Iceland in a rickety…
Eat Pizza and be Merry
Welcome to yet another instalment of Cheap Reykjavík, where the Grapevine’s resident misers share some of their patented money saving…
Páll Óskar is On
Reykjavík’s LBGT community is rapidly readying the 2008 GayPride extravaganza. Pop star extraordinaire Páll Óskar took time out of his…
Another Icelandic Monster: Nykur
Fearsome water horse of yore: These guys are way evilThe creature we feature this month, for all your learning pleasures,…
Go to Greenland. Now!
There was an arctic fox hanging out on the porch of Hotel Kulusuk. He was just kind of lazing about;…
We Got It for Cheap
Hey. Welcome to another instalment of Cheap Reykjavík, where the Grapevine’s resident misers share some of their patented money saving…
Introducing: Hugleikur and the Monsters
Vol. 1: ‘The Deacon of Dark River’We spoke about the need to enlighten our English-speaking friends on the joys of…
Re-establishing 101 Reykjavík
It hardly went unnoticed this spring when Reykjavík’s controversial mayor, Ólafur F. Magnússon, appointed musician-slash-jack of all trades Jakob Frímann…
Lamenting a Dying Model
Documentary Kjötborg was previewed at the Skjaldborg film festival this spring, where it won over the hearts of the audience,…
This Festival Is Really Called ‘Flight of the Testes”
Eistnaflug chief Stebbi Magg is desperately clinging to the notion that the festival he spearheads isn’t exclusively a metal festival….
Cheap Reykjavík!
Cheap coffee This piece has nothing to do with sex, dating or the incredibly hot women of Iceland. Rather, it…