Author: Josie Gaitens
![](https://i0.wp.com/grapevine.is/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/98bcd032-d701-484d-aac7-f8e3f2392264-scaled.jpeg?quality=95&resize=294,200)
Words To Live By: “Dagatal”, By Karítas Hrundar Pálsdóttir
Learners of Icelandic have a notoriously rough time. Not only is Icelandic supposedly one of the hardest languages to master…
![](https://i0.wp.com/grapevine.is/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/cover-issue-7-by-joana-fontinha.jpg?quality=95&resize=294,200)
Instagram vs Reality: How The Digital Age Of Tourism Changed Iceland Forever
Tourism was the unexpected saviour of the Icelandic economy after the financial crisis of 2008, and since then social media…
![](https://i0.wp.com/grapevine.is/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/daniil-5523-by-joana-fontinha.jpg?quality=95&resize=294,200)
The Kids Are Alright: Rapper Daniil talks TikTok, leaks and good vibes.
Culture is a strange and amorphous thing, hard to pin down, and driven, often, by the most disenfranchised in society….
![](https://i0.wp.com/grapevine.is/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/sjon.jpeg?quality=95&resize=294,200)
Get Your Summer Read On
by Valur Grettisson, Andie Sophia Fontaine and Josie Gaitens
The books to read while travelling around Iceland Moonstone: The Boy Who Never Was Author: SJÓN Sjón is hands down…
![](https://i0.wp.com/grapevine.is/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/reykjavik-arts-festival-7407-by-joana-fontinha.jpg?quality=95&resize=294,200)
A Hub Of Activity: Reykjavík Arts Festival Hub Is Back With A Bold New Programme
“The most beautiful thing is when the events unfold. They’ve been in your phone and your excel sheet for so…
![](https://i0.wp.com/grapevine.is/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/bic3458.jpg?quality=95&resize=294,200)
Witch Hunt: A Visit To The Museum of Icelandic Sorcery & Witchcraft
Witchcraft and wizardry haves been the subject of fascination for centuries—just look at the success of a certain magical franchise…
![](https://i0.wp.com/grapevine.is/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/dscf2122.jpg?quality=95&resize=294,200)
You Should Be Dancing: Iceland Dance Company’s Latest Production Celebrates The Joy Of Dance—For All
On a stage in the centre of Reykjavík, 15 strangers are dancing. They move to the music in exaltation, arms…
![](https://i0.wp.com/grapevine.is/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/bic0717-by-art-bicnick.jpg?quality=95&resize=294,200)
Treasure Ísland
Jón Ársæll’s latest work documents a 60-year search for gold “This is not the film I set out to make,”…
![](https://i0.wp.com/grapevine.is/wp-content/uploads/1280px-Hase_mit_Ostereiern_2.jpg?quality=95&resize=294,200)
Horror-Scopes: Easter Edition
by Andie Sophia Fontaine and Josie Gaitens
This month’s horoscope has an Easter theme. If you’re not familiar with this holiday, it’s when the Easter Bunny was…
![](https://i0.wp.com/grapevine.is/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/img-9752.jpg?quality=95&resize=294,200)
Well, You Asked: Environmental Disaster Edition
Ask a stupid question and you’ll get a stupid answer. Ask an editor a stupid question, and they’ll publish in…
![](https://i0.wp.com/grapevine.is/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/markbryndis-scaled.jpg?quality=95&resize=294,200)
Strangers In The North: ‘Visitations’ Wins The Visual Arts Prize
Polar bear encounters in Iceland tend to take a predictable form: a bear, often weak and emaciated, is spotted by…
![](https://i0.wp.com/grapevine.is/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/skitrip-akureyri-157-scaled.jpg?quality=95&resize=294,200)
Beginner’s Guide to Skiing In Iceland
Ever wanted to go very fast down a hill with two sticks attached to your feet? Here’s how! Say what…
![](https://i0.wp.com/grapevine.is/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/rachel-wood-cave-scaled.jpg?quality=95&resize=294,200)
New Frontiers of Technology: NFTs in Iceland
Artists in Iceland are using NFTs to change the landscape around them – forever. On March 11th, 2021, an artist,…
![](https://i0.wp.com/grapevine.is/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/krauma-bic9658-edit-by-bicnick.jpg?quality=95&resize=294,200)
In Hot Water: Switching Off From The World At Krauma Spa
It’s 2022. If you’re not waking up in a cold sweat shouting, “holy mother of (insert preferred deity here)” every…
![](https://i0.wp.com/grapevine.is/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/c6neriu2y.png?quality=95&resize=294,200)
Lost In Google Translation: Famous Swamp Dwellers
Iceland has had its fair share of celebrity visitors over the years; Justin Bieber got his kit off in a…
![](https://i0.wp.com/grapevine.is/wp-content/uploads/BIC3242_by_bicnick-1.jpg?quality=95&resize=294,200)
Horror-Scopes: Valentine’s Day
by Andie Sophia Fontaine and Josie Gaitens
Welcome, lovers! It’s February, aka lurrrrve month, and your favourite Grapevine mystics have dutifully donned our cupid costumes in order…
![](https://i0.wp.com/grapevine.is/wp-content/uploads/into-the-glacier-IceCave-tour-Skaftafell-Iceland-2.jpg?quality=95&resize=294,200)
Ask An Expert: How Are Ice Caves Formed?
Ice caves are a popular winter tourist attraction here in Iceland, with visitors travelling from far a wide to witness…
![](https://i0.wp.com/grapevine.is/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/linus-orri-bic9472-by-bicnick-scaled.jpg?quality=95&resize=294,200)
Traditional Values: Kvæðakórinn Are Reimagining Icelandic Folk Music
Linus Orri describes himself as a reluctant conductor. He had been singing with and teaching traditional songs to friends for…
![](https://i0.wp.com/grapevine.is/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/bic9354-by-bicnick.jpg?quality=95&resize=294,200)
Lenya Rún Taha Karim’s Perfect Day: Politics And Chill
Lenya Rún is a Pirate Party politician. In September 2021 it was announced that she was to become the youngest…
![](https://i0.wp.com/grapevine.is/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/em9yyp8q.jpeg?quality=95&resize=294,200)
Catch Of The Day: Icelanders Have Fallen For Verbúðin Hook, Line And Sinker.
In the post-terrestrial TV world, with myriad streaming options (does anyone else feel like they spend more time on the…
![](https://i0.wp.com/grapevine.is/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/bic8979-by-bicnick.jpg?quality=95&resize=294,200)
Well, You Asked: Let There Be Enough Light To See By
Another year, another batch of terrible advice from your beloved friends at Reykjavík Grapevine! This time, Grapevine’s Youtube Coordinator and…
![](https://i0.wp.com/grapevine.is/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/screenshot-2022-01-06-at-112613.png?quality=95&resize=294,200)
Comedic Closure: Áramótaskaupið’s Enduring Success
There is arguably nobody in Iceland more relieved that it’s 2022 than director Reynir Lyngdal. It’s early in the new…
![](https://i0.wp.com/grapevine.is/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/12052021-114611.jpg?quality=95&resize=294,200)
Arcadian Arts: A Night In Skagaströnd
A trip to the northern town of Skagaströnd raises questions about Iceland’s identity. Iceland was, until recently, essentially rural. Rapid…
![](https://i0.wp.com/grapevine.is/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/img_1581-e1609237404866.jpg?quality=95&resize=294,200)
Horror-Scopes: 2022 Edition
by Andie Sophia Fontaine and Josie Gaitens
In this edition of Horror-Scopes, our mystic mind readers are tapping into the anthropomorphised positions of stars to tell you…
![](https://i0.wp.com/grapevine.is/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/maxresdefault-3.jpg?quality=95&resize=294,200)
Grapevine Grassroots: Live Track And Interview With Árný Margrét
The Reykjavík Grapevine is collaborating with the Live From Reykjavík festival to bring you four exclusive interviews and live tracks…