Author: - The Reykjavik Grapevine

Author: Ingibjörg Rósa Björnsdóttir

Whales Not As Smart As They Look

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Whales have close to no memory at all, a new research on whales’ brains indicates. Scientists who studied brain activity…

Winter Storm Disrupts Travel

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Airline passengers were stuck inside a plane on the runway in Keflavík for two hours when this winter‘s first major…

100 Year Old Jet Setter

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One hundred year old Lára Jónsdóttir is the oldest passenger to have travelled with Icelandair, let alone to be a…

Jón Gnarr The Lumberjack

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The Mayor of Reykjavík, Jón Gnarr, is now in Norway, getting the city’s Christmas tree with his bare hands. Norway’s…

Age Of Ocean Quahog Wrong By 100 Years

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An Ocean Quahog, Arctica Islandica, that was found off the north coast of Iceland turns out to have been 507…

Fred Durst Wants A Metalhead Remake

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Fred Durst, film maker and singer of rap metal band Limp Bizkit, is interested in doing a remake of Icelandic…

Icelandic Designer A Söderberg Prizewinner

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Graphic designer Hjalti Karlsson was awarded with the prestigious Torsten och Wanja Söderberg prize in Gothenburg, Sweden on November 4th….

The Queen Is Coming!

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The Queen of Denmark, Margrethe Þórhildur, has accepted an invitation from the President of Iceland, to visit Iceland between 12…

Men More Prominent In Broadcast Media

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70% of all interviewees in broadcast media from 2009-2013 were male; that includes both news programmes and other programmes in…

Investigates Ozone Treatment For Hepatitis C

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The Director General of Public Health has requested explanations from owners of an Icelandic website that advertises “ozone treatment” for…

Ghosts Need Financial Support

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A documentary about Icelandic ghosts needs financing from the public to hit the big screen, through Icelandic crowdfunding site Karolinafund.com….

Iceland On Board New York Trains

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Icelandic landscape decorates the interiors of fifteen New York train cars till end of November. It’s part of Icelandair’s massive…

Most 15 Year Olds On Facebook

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99% of all 10th graders in Iceland have their own Facebook accounts despite age restrictions on the social media website….

Huge Boulder Fell On Pathway In National Park

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A boulder estimated to weigh 2 tons fell on the pathway at the bottom of Almannagjá fissure in Þingvellir national…

Bright Future Inherits Best Party’s Votes

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Jón Gnarr’s decision not to seek re-election as mayor of Reykjavík does not seem to have had much effect in…

Dangerous Draught Closed Down A Playschool

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Children, staff member and one mother were injured at Reykjavík’s most expensive schoolhouse before changes were made to the building…

City Bus Fares Rise December 1st

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Bus fares in Reykjavík will increase on 1st of December, raising a single fare to 400 ISK. Capital bus operator…

Men Rescued From A Burning Ship

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Eleven men were rescued from a burning tramp freighter 20 kilometres south of Vestmannaeyjar. The fire has been put out…

Sad News: Molly The Goat Is Dead

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The goat with the big personality, Molly, passed away last week and has been ceremonially buried. She is sorely missed…

Granted Divorce 37 Years After Leaving Her Husband

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A woman was granted a divorce in Reykjavík district court on Tuesday, 37 years after she last heard from her…

More Lawyers, Less Work

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Around 60 lawyers are unemployed in Iceland and the number of lawyers per capita is higher than in most other…

Asylum Seekers Whisked Off To Their Homeland

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A group of 17 Albanian asylum seekers have been turned down and will be deported on Tuesday afternoon, by a…

Tourists To Pay To See Old Geysir

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Tourists wanting to see the famous Geysir will need to pay entrance fees as of next year, according to a…

Drug Abuse Not A Great Problem In Iceland

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Drug abuse is not a substantial problem in Icelandic society despite one fourth of Icelanders having experimented with drugs and…

iPhone 4s Freezes During Emergency Calls

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The iPhone 4s often freezes around half a minute into a phone call to emergency number 112 and has failed…