Articles by: Ish Sveinsson Houle
Minister Of Foreign Affairs Attends UN Meeting On Palestine
Iceland’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir, is in New York City attending a meeting focused on the potential…
Your Time, For A Ticket
Volunteering is your way into a festival for just zero krónur In the fall of 2023, I decided two things:…
Just Sayings: Ég Kem Af Fjöllum
The Grapevine’s guide to sounding Icelandic, one word at a time All languages will have a few nonsensical phrases that…
What An Artist Brings To The PIKKNIKK
This summer’s Nordic House concert series “I never know exactly what will happen, and that’s part of the fun,” Victor…
Cumbia Integrates Everyone In Reykjavík
Kumbiavík offers Latin American music, food, dance and film Cumbia, the indigenous and Afro-Colombian music genre, is trickling through Reykjavík….
No Car? No Problem! Travelling Iceland For Cheap
In this day and age, it’s hard to travel without breaking the bank. Left and right, you hear everyone complaining…
Here’s A New Word For You, Dummy!
The Grapevine’s guide to sounding Icelandic, one word at a time As you’ve gathered from our beautiful cover photo by…
Put Down Your Phone And Take Off Your Pants
Acclaimed music maker Bjarki tells us about the BUXUR collective’s upcoming rave There’s nothing else like BUXUR. The mysterious Reykjavík…
Laugardalur In Full Bloom
We went on the Reykjavík Botanical Garden’s free tour! On a sunny Friday, I take a quick bus to Laugardalur…
KRAFS Creates From Scratch At The National Gallery
From June 30 to July 6, an open collaborative project named KRAFS will take over The Workshop (Verkstæðið) in the…
Word Of The Issue: Another Trip Around The Sun
The Grapevine’s guide to sounding Icelandic, one word at a time If you’re reading this hot off the press, then…
Moshing In Stykkishólmur: Visiting Metal Festival Sátan’s Sophomore Iteration
Sátan’s second year brings more heavy metal to Snæfellsnes As the seventh issue of Grapevine goes to print, I hop…
Artist Árni Már Auctions A Piece For The Right To Protest
On May 31, 2024, a group of anti-war and pro-Palestine protesters gathered to demonstrate outside a government meeting on Skuggasund….
A Case Of Serious Fever
Chronicling Gaukurinn’s convoluted 2025 It was the first week of 2025 when rumours began to rampage through town about Gaukurinn….
Herma Enters The Reykjavík Cultural Sphere
The new artist-run space on Hverfisgata changes exhibitions weekly Rebekka Joe and Baldur Stefánsson, Jón Sölvi Walderhaug Eiríksson and Jean-Luc…
Break Free: Instead Of Buying Crap, Check Here First
The Grapevine breaks down Reykjavík’s different spots for free stuff Whether you’re new in town and have an empty apartment,…
Word Of The Issue: Bunk Drunk
The Grapevine’s guide to sounding Icelandic, one word at a time Making the rounds every so often is a list…
Four-Wheel Drive And Ready To Thrive
We took Midgard Adventure’s Super Jeep tour in Þórsmörk I’m standing in the sun at 7:45 outside of Hagkaup as…
Exploring Our World’s Binaries: Sadie Cook And Jo Pawlowska On Their Upcoming D-Salur Exhibition
Sunk into a couch at The Reykjavík School of Visual Arts, Sadie Cook and Jo Pawlowska sit side-by-side with their…
Not Bibliotek, Not Apotek, Artotek! The Nordic House’s Library Card Is Now Free
As I approach the service desk, I catch a glimpse of a sign: “Now it is free to be a…
Improvising Around The Country
From May 24 to June 1, Danish guitarist Jakob Bro is joining Icelandic musicians Skúli Sverrisson and Óskar Guðjónsson for…
Blowin’ In The Icelandic Wind: The Third Annual Bob Dylan Festival Is Headed to Flúðir
“And we’re also using Dylan songs in the mass, and the songs will just sound like hymns,” Sr. Henning Emil…
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The Improvisation for Dance Enthusiasts collective reflects as they approach some busy Dansdagar Interested in dance, but intimidated by having…
Pan Thorarensen Experiments, Or Rather, Adventures
On a date with a local tastemaker Few names have been as instrumental to the electronica scene of Reykjavík as…
Is Eurovision Still A Good VÆB? A Divided Iceland Approaches Eurovision 2025
Iceland’s 2025 Eurovision entry, VÆB, made up of Hálfdán Helgi Matthíasson and Matthías Davíð Matthíasson, two 20-something brothers with a…