Author: - The Reykjavik Grapevine

Author: Ingibjörg Rósa Björnsdóttir

Reykjavík’s Mayor Wonders If Jesus Was Gay

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Mayor of Reykjavík Jón Gnarr wonders whether Jesus Christ was crucified because he was gay. Jón gave a speech at…

Eve And Baltasar Kormákur, Together At Last

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Director Baltasar Kormákur has plans of making TV series based on Eve Online, the multiplayer online role-playing game created by…

Coldest July In Reykjavík Since 2002

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Last month was the coldest July in Reykjavík since 2002, with average temperature of only 10,6°C. Average rainfall in the…

Want To Hunt Humpbacks Too

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The Minke Whalers’ Association urges Icelandic authorities to permit whaling of humpbacks. Sverrir Daníel Halldórsson, whales specialist at the Marine…

Seattle Flight Delayed Because Of Onboard Berserker

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An Icelandic man is in police custody after going berserk on an Icelandair flight en route to Seattle on Wednesday,…

Shit Dumping Bus Driver Hunted Down And Fined

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The bus driver who emptied the bus’ septic tank on a roadside in Selfoss was found in Egilsstaðir yesterday, where…

Of Monsters and Men Decorating Ben Stiller’s Movie Trailer

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First glimpse of The Secret Life of Walter Mitty is online. As it was mostly filmed in Iceland last summer,…

Aron Gets Support From His Icelandic Countrymen

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Almost 1,500 people have liked a Facebook page to state their support of footballer Aron Jóhannsson‘s decision to play for…

People Of Selfoss Don’t Like Being Shat On

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Foreigners don’t seem to have much respect for the town of Selfoss in South Iceland, to the extent that they’ve…

Aron Should Play For Iceland, Says Association

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The Icelandic Football Association, KSÍ, urges footballer Aron Jóhannsson to change his decision to play for Team USA rather than…

Fatal Accident on Langjökull Glacier

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A Taiwanese tourist died in a snowmobile accident on Langjökull glacier yesterday. The man, who was in his sixties, lost…

Biggest Space Battle In History

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Nearly 3,000 spaceships were damaged or destroyed in the biggest space battle of all times on Sunday, in video game…

Dual-Nationality Footballer Chooses Team USA

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Icelandic-American footballer Aron Jóhannsson has decided to play for the US national soccer team rather than the Icelandic one, mbl.is…

Cold War Bomb Washed Ashore In Grímsey

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An active, Russian bomb was found in Grímsey, north off Iceland, on Saturday. Two bomb experts from the Coast Guard…

GOSLINGWATCH: Eva Mendes Is Here To Check On Her Man!

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Actress Eva Mendes arrived in Iceland earlier today, visiting her boyfriend Ryan Gosling who’s here editing his film. According to…

Men In Armour At Þingvellir

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Filming for the fourth series of Game of Thrones is in full swing and today’s location is at Stekkjagjá in…

Verslunarmannahelgi Is Coming! What Shall I Do?

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Verslunarmannahelgi (“Merchants‘ Weekend”) initially came about because the first Monday in August was designated a statutory holiday for merchants and…

Gay Pride Beer In The Pipes

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A special beer is being brewed for the Gay Pride festival in Reykjavík and will hit the liquor stores next…

They Said What? (issue 10 2013)

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“If you don’t like gay people you must really hate straight people—because they make them.” – Reykjavík Mayor Jón Gnarr…

Negative Outlook Of Iceland’s Fiscal Risk

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Iceland‘s outlook has dropped to negative on fiscal risk according to Standard & Poor‘s, due to plans of lowering the…

Bitchy Vice Mayor Forced To Resign

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A vice mayor in the Serbian city of Krusevac has resigned following public outrage that arose after she publicly mocked…

Iceland Excels At Chlamydia

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Iceland has proportionally the highest rate of chlamydia in all of Europe. “The situation in Iceland is terrifying,” Baldur Tumi…

Innovation And The Future Ahead

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A few years ago, industrial designer Pálmi Einarsson looked around at the world and his two young boys and thought…

Seljavallalaug Makes It To Top 10 In The World

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The readers of The Guardian have picked the geothermal, outdoor pool Seljavallalaug one of the 10 best swimming pools in…

Happy Ending For Goldfish Sigurwin

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Sigurwin the goldfish has found happiness with goalkeeper Þóra Björg Helgadóttir. After what some people believe was a traumatic experience…