Author: - The Reykjavik Grapevine

They Are Not Leaving

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More than 20.000 immigrants are currently living in Iceland. They enjoy the safety and serenity in this country, a rich…

Pure Iceland?

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Iceland is—against all common notions and expectations—not a very environmentally friendly country. In many ways, the environmental legislation does not…

German Film Days Are Here!

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Iceland’s first ever German movie festival, ‘German Film Days’, commenced at Bíó Paradís last Thursday, and will go on until…

A Spectre Is Haunting Iceland

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The “Magma-Deal” has caused fierce discussion, confusion and perplexion in the last months. Canadian-cum-Swedish company Magma Energy acquired shares in…

The Blue Fox (Skuggabaldur)

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In his 2003 novel, writer/poet Sjón takes the reader on to a journey to provincial Iceland of the 19th century…

A Traveler’s Guide to Icelandic Folk Tales

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While traveling around Iceland, tourists will often hear stories of Icelandic folk legends. In A Traveler’s Guide To Iceland, Jón…

Angels of the Universe

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This is the story of Paul. He was born in 1949, on the day that Iceland joined the NATO alliance….

Dress Code Rvk: Cutie Pies, Etc. Run Amok

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The way Icelanders dress is, let’s say, somehow different. Everyone seems to be more… fashionable than elsewhere. After some observation…

Speechless By The Mountain

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This short philosophical essay evokes the question of the existence of the human being and his relations to the outside…

“Xenophobe’s guide to the Icelanders”

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Here’s a book about the Icelander and his or her true self – told from the foreigner’s point of view….

A Friendly Clash of Cultures

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The Dalai Lama´s visit to the University of Iceland on June 2 revealed to me how different the Western and…

Icelandic Banks: Sold to Party Friends

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There has been a lot of talk lately about the privatization of the Icelandic banks at the dawn of the…

Focus on Iceland

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This travel book from 2008 is built around 600 photographs by Rafn Hafnfjörð, a well-established Icelandic photographer known for his…

The Immediate Future Looks Pretty Grim

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Economist Gylfi Magnússon warned against the dangers of the Icelandic economy before the crisis. He mans the post of Minister…