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Art For Free: Get Outside And Save That Cash
Culturally immersing yourself in Iceland can be an expensive undertaking. But it doesn’t have to be. You can discover artistic masterpieces and cultural curios free of charge while wandering the streets of Reykjavík. So if you’re an art-enthusiast on a budget, let…
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More Than A First Lady: Iceland’s Eliza Reid Tells Her Story
Eliza Reid, First Lady of Iceland since 2016, criticises the public depiction of women representing similar roles as hers in a New York Times article called “I’m a First Lady, and It’s an Incredibly Weird Job”. While she appreciates the diversity of…
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Watch Out: Storm Is Coming
A storm is expected today at three o’clock in the afternoon in the East and Southeast of Iceland, according to the Icelandic Met Office. The winds will be accompanied by heavy rainfall and won’t recede until Sunday morning. Temperatures will increase, however.…
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Get Your RIFF On!: The Grapevine Picks
Cinephiles assemble! RIFF, The Reykjavík International Film Festival is back and will be bringing some much needed visual content to our proud city from September 26th through October 6th. We at the Grapevine consider ourselves to be quite the intellectuals, so here…
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Horror-Scopes: The Drawing Of The Taurus
In Horror-Scopes, Grapevine’s dedicated team of amateur astrologists breaks down your upcoming weeks based on shit like what Mercury’s up to. Aries Treat yourself! Brunch at the Laundromat is on us. Just kidding, you’re paying. Taurus You finish the Dark Tower series…
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Húsavík Town Guide: Its All About The Views
When I first visited Húsavík in 2016 Northern Iceland felt like the edge of the world to me. Coming from a densely populated area in Germany—the city I grew up in had twice as many inhabitants as Iceland’s entire population—I had never…
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Perfect Day: Ásrós Helga Guðmundsdóttir
Ásrós Helga Guðmundsdóttir is one half of the indie band Between Mountains, which won Iceland’s Battle of the Bands Competition in 2017 and is best known for their song “Into the Dark.” This is how she would spend her perfect day: First…
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Can’t Help (Fall)ing: Enjoying The Autumn In Iceland
However brief the fall season is in Iceland, it is certainly a magical time. In September and October, the leaves turn all kinds of breathtaking colours and the people of Reykjavík fall into a sort of collective melancholy, as they bid goodbye…
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Extraordinary Aurora Weekend Ahead
After a slow start of this autumn’s aurora season, the upcoming weekend is looking good in the forecast. Both Icelandic weather and solar particle levels will be ideal on Friday night, thus late-night travellers are going to be rewarded with an extraordinary…
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Phone Survives Spectacular Fall And A Year Outdoors
IPhone owner Haukur Snorrason was surprised to have his device returned this week after he accidentally dropped it from a plane about a year ago. The phone had withstood both the spectacular fall and a year in the wilderness in Icelandic weather…
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Jim Ratcliffe To Increase Salmon Population
Jim Ratcliffe, the richest man of Great Britain, plans to increase the salmon population in rivers in North-East Iceland. The local authorities support the venture, as they report a shocking decline: the salmon population is estimated to be only a quarter of…
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Nonnabiti Closes After 27 Years – A Shock To Reykjavík’s Nighthawks
Nonnabiti, the legendary downtown sub shop, ceases operations after 27 years of catering to locals and tourists alike. The budget-friendly restaurant was especially popular among nighthawks due to its long opening hours. In a status update on Facebook, the owners of Nonnabiti…
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Reykjavík Mobility Parade On Car-Free Day
To celebrate the annual Car-Free Day in Iceland, some of the main roads will be closed in the Reykjavík city centre this Sunday, September 22nd. The Reykjavík Mobility Parade will start at 13:00 and move through Miklubraut and Hringbraut to Lækjartorg, where…
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Music News: Tangerine Dream, Airwaves, & Björk
One of the biggest icons of electronic music, Tangerine Dream, has painted stadium-sized soundscapes for no less than half a century and now they’re bringing their art fo the ExtremeChill festival. The festival’s 10th edition will be taking place in Reykjavík from…
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“Jellyfish” Against Plastic Pollution
Six Icelandic women swam 34 kilometers across the English Channel, from Dover in England to Cap Gris Nez in France. The group is called “Marglytturnar”, which is Icelandic for “The Jellyfish” and their main objective is to raise awareness for plastic pollution.…
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Escape The Reykjavík Rush-Hour By Bike
A new bike rental company has started its operations in Reykjavík today. Customers can book over the app which the company provides and order a bike for about 3.500 króna per month or get an annual subscription right away for 30.000 króna.…
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Iceland Consumes The Most News Online Worldwide
Iceland makes the top of the list, when it comes to online news consumption, a study conducted by the OECD revealed. About 93% of the population retrieves news-updates from the world-wide-web. There used to be something romantic about people sitting in cafés,…
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Björk, The Knife And Fever Ray – An Experiment
In a musical exchange, Icelandic icon Björk Guðmundsdóttir and Swedish artists Fever Ray and The Knife remixed each other’s songs. The outcome is experimental… and just a little bit disturbing on Björk’s side. Fever Ray and The Knife tackle Björk’s “Features Creatures”…
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Tesla Sets Up Service Center In Iceland – At Last
On September 9th, Tesla opened its first service center in Reykjavík, after Icelanders had inquired frequently over the previous two years, about whether that day would ever come. It remains unclear what took Tesla so long to enter a country with such…
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A Bakery In A Telephone Booth
In an attempt to reduce food waste, Eiríkur Helgason, owner of the bakery Nesbrauð in Stykkishólmur, decided to expand his business hours with an unusual approach. After the store closes, he puts all leftovers in a telephone booth, where people can then…
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Mike Pence And Katrín Jakobsdóttir Shockingly Struggle To Find Common Ground
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence and Icelandic Prime Minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir struggled to find common ground concerning what poses the greatest threat to the arctic, gender equality and the rights of queer people during yesterday’s meeting. The controversy surrounding Pence’s visit manifested…
