Author: Haukur S. Magnússon - The Reykjavik Grapevine

Caruso

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Caruso has long been of the establishments one is bound to notice while strolling down Bankastræti any given night. Its…

Give Me Consensus or Give Me Death!

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A society of absolute consensus could be desirable. Imagine the convenience of walking into a record store that only stocked…

Fuck! Fuck! Fuck! Iceland Airwaves is Coming Again!

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Now that last year’s Airwaves hangovers have finally receded to the point that we can once more look one another…

“A deep, strong hope in its core”

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Linus looks up from his lifetime of work as an under-secretary in the Department of Implausible Devices and Vera is…

Silfur

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Silfur is a new restaurant at Hótel Borg, run by the proprietors of Sjávarkjallarinn, which is often lauded in this…

A Staple of Downtown Shopping

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There are certain constants that Iceland has to offer its visitors, places that tourist boards and magazines alike have labelled…

A Punk Rock Way to Travel

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For the average tourist not in possession of a car, native or otherwise, getting from place to place in Iceland…

A Viable Alternative to Pumping Gas

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Highly advanced prosthetic limbs. Microwave ovens. Studies on the significance of Herbert Read’s use of adjectives in his later works….

A Witness to the Execution

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Television reporter and aviation-enthusiast, Ómar Ragnarsson recently published an open letter in Morgunblaðið where he invited local V.I.P.s on a…

Núðluhúsið

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The first thing that one notices upon entering Núðluhúsið is a small handwritten sign proclaiming ‘Free coffee!’ hanging directly over…

Galileo

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Having previously enjoyed what I recall to be good pizza in a comfortable environment at the downtown Italian restaurant Galileo,…

The Death of Effort

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I am a big fan of punk rock and punk rock values. I like the superficial sense of inclusion it…

Return to Form

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Who: Mínus and Langi Seli og Skuggarnir Where: Sirkus When: August 19th 2006 Feminist philosopher Sandra Harding is perhaps best…

Flateyri And The Fate Of Small-Town Iceland

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As anyone who’s spent a minimal amount of time in the Westfjords will tell you, the mountains’ ancient presence is great,…