Author: Haukur S. Magnússon
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Everyone’s Invited!
Galtarviti is the name of an abandoned lighthouse on the outskirts of the West Fjords. It’s just as remote as…
How to Fight a Polar Bear
Polar bears have featured prominently in Icelandic news lately, since two of them were spotted (and eventually killed “for reasons…
Re-envisioning Reykjavík’s Transit System
“See, in 1994 or 5, the city of Reykjavík had 430 cars for every thousand inhabitants. Today, there are over…
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Shit, Piss, Vomit and Blood. And Cum
That Hugleikur Dagsson interviewCartoonist Hugleikur Dagsson needs no introduction to regular readers of the Grapevine, as he used to contribute…
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Overpriced Bargaining A-Hoy!
Hundreds of Icelanders convened in an empty warehouse on the outskirts of Reykjavík last weekend. While the levels of excitement…
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Rock n’ Roll Noise Pollution
“If these bands sounded more obviously alike, it would probably be a lot easier for them to break internationally. If…
The Fallacy of Excess:
How did I get started in the business? As most musicians know, the bass player is the most economic thinking…
An Eagle, a Shark and a Pig
At noon. Eating an overpriced, under-cooked slice at Pizza King, thinking of nothing in particular, while my friend gulped down…
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No Sleep, No Pay
It doesn’t sound like you’ve been sleeping a lot… You’re always juggling ten projects at a time in this business,…
Four Random Conclusions for 2007
One) Re-designing 101 Reykjavík is dumb: Tearing down old houses on Laugarvegur, some of which have great historical significance, others…
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A Rebel Without A Cause, Really
What is a torrent? Well, to put it simply, torrent is a certain standard of file-sharing technology, used to transfer…
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Icelanders Don’t Care About Satan
Stulli and Gauti sit opposite me and sip their coffee. Black coffee. Stulli is in the midst of outlining the…
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Countdown to Airwaves: 4 Weeks
The Iceland Airwaves web site, at www.icelandairwaves. com, is a great resource in this respect, as it lists all of…
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This Is Hardcore
“Uhm. I guess we started around 2003–4. Sometime then. We put out an EP called Our Youth Is Wasted; we…
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Countdown to Airwaves: 5 Weeks
Iceland Airwaves is a month or so away, taking place from October 17–21. You will, of course, be there. Over…
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Future Music
What is your background? Could you explain to us what being a “Media Futurist” entails? I went to the Berklee…
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Gay Pride Celebrations Float On
The publication of this issue goes hand in hand with Iceland’s annual Gay Pride festivities, a merry tradition championing gay,…
Q Bar
“Straight friendly” Q Bar is located in the middle of 101 Reykjavík. It has, in the six or so months…
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Escaping 101
For all its ambitions, Reykjavík barely qualifies as a city proper. And this is a good thing, as cities are…
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Controlling the Discourse by Changing the Subject
An entity called “The Journalistic Ethics Committee” operates under the aegis of the Icelandic Press Council (IPC), of which almost…
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The Crazy World of the Quota System (somewhat) Explained
My cousin Gummi put it best: “The problem with the quota system is that it’s always been discussed in such…
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Arnarstapi
One of the benefits of living in the greater- Reykjavík area is a convenient closeness to nature. It essentially means…
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Gaykjavík: Exploring Reykjavík’s Gay Nightlife
“You show me a queer in any city, and I will in turn show you someone that incessantly complains about…
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The Fate Of Small Town Iceland
“You know what I think should be done about Flateyri? Nothing. Nothing at all. Not even a kilo of quota…
A Letter From the Moon
What you are currently reading is an opinion column in a magazine called The Reykjavík Grapevine. Said magazine is mostly…