Author: Jóhannes Bjarkason
Thousands Of Dogs Unregistered In Reykjavík
At least 10.000 dogs are estimated to live in Reykjavík, with only a quarter of them being registered, the Animal…
The Village People: Shhhhhhhhhhh!
The Village People is a series of micro-interviews with the people who make life in Reykjavík better. Name: Hólmfríður Gunnlaugsdóttir Occupation: Librarian…
The Haul: Joi’s Nordic Shopping Bag
Welcome to The Haul, where we give you a peek into our shopping bag (or the shopping bag of someone…
Annual Edda TV & Film Awards Announced
The Edda Awards, bestowed annually by the Icelandic Film and Television Academy, were announced Sunday evening at Háskólabíó. The production…
Extreme Makeover: Skeifan Edition
There’s a raven that hangs out by the hot dog stand, a giant pothole in the pavement and homebound partygoers…
Grapevine New Music Picks: Óreiða, Halldór Eldjárn & GDRN, Emiliana Torrini & More
Bringing you the newest music out there with our weekly listings, The Reykjavík Grapevine has branched out into radio! In…
Sjón Criticises J.K. Rowling On Twitter
Writer and poet Sjón took aim at “Harry Potter” author J.K. Rowling on Twitter Wednesday for her hate speech directed…
Alþingi Passes Controversial Immigration Law
Alþingi passed a bill on international refugees Wednesday evening, with all members of the coalition government parties – the Independence…
Icelandic Developed As A Language Model Within ChatGPT
The Icelandic language was chosen as the next language to be developed within the revamped language model GPT-4, produced by…
Icelandic Ministers Meeting with Zelenskyy
Prime Minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir and Minister of Foreign Affairs Þórdís Kolbrún Reykfjörð Gylfadóttir are currently in Ukraine to meet with…
Musical Storytelling On The Big Screen
It is 8:30 A.M. in Los Angeles when composer Herdís Stefánsdóttir logs in to meet with me virtually. With the…
Battle Of The Billionaires
TL;DR: Elon Musk harasses Haraldur Þorleifsson on Twitter and issues an apology after speaking to him. In an almost comic…
On Tour With Goethe And Socrates: Q & A with Anton Newcombe
Famed psych-rock band Brian Jonestown Massacre is currently on tour, with a gig at Gamla Bíó on March 3, part…
The Labour Dispute Heats Up As SA Approves Efling Work Ban
The labour negotiations between the Icelandic Confederation of Business (SA) and Efling union reached a turning point Wednesday, as an…
Beneath Bústaðakirkja is a Bunker
I heard the rumour about a nuclear bunker underneath Bústaðakirkja some time in the summer of 2017. My friend was going…