Author: Nanna Árnadóttir - The Reykjavik Grapevine

Hlemmur Bus Terminal To Become Food Market

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From grimy bus caterpillar to artisanal food butterfly, plans to turn Hlemmur bus terminal on Laugavegur into a food market hall…

Prisoners May Or May Not Have Asked For Red Wine With Their Meals

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A PR firm acting on behalf of an anonymous group of prisoners at Kvíabryggja prison is denying claims made by…

People Keep Stealing Parkas, Presumed Cold

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A new marketing campaign from clothing company 66°North, which displays actual parkas inside bus stop advertising slots, is being regularly…

CEO Compares Struggle To Sell Fish To The Chinese Trying To Sell Dog Meat

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The CEO of Fisheries Iceland, the association of Icelandic fisheries, has compared Iceland’s struggle to sell mackerel and capelin to…

Reykjavík Cat “Burglar” Steals Striped Knickers

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A ginger cat in Vesturbær has been caught hoarding a number of striped garments stolen from neighbouring laundry rooms, reports…

News In Brief: Early August

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Don’t believe the hype. Despite plenty of news coverage detailing dangerous stunts by tourists in the past few months, Icelanders…

Don’t Ask Nanna: About Souvenirs

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Dear Nanna, What’s the coolest souvenir I can buy in Iceland? Best, Future Shopper Dear Future Shopper, Anything in the…

IMPORTANT: Leoncie And Elli Grill Drop New Track

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Hark, hark! The lark at heaven’s gate sings for you music connoisseurs! Much adored cult icon, the Icy and Spicy…

Don’t Ask Nanna: About Relationships, Kids And Parties

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Dear Nanna, I’m getting married in Iceland next June and my fiancé and I are really stoked. The wedding pictures…

Don’t Ask Nanna: About Icelandic Hipster Chicks

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Dear Nanna, What’s with Icelandic girls and thrift store shopping? I’m seeing this girl on and off and it’s all…

Don’t Ask Nanna: About Being A Tourist In Iceland

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Hi Nanna, What’s the worst part of being a tourist in Iceland? Prepper Hi Prepper, Shit, I don’t know, you…

Don’t Ask Nanna: About Tinder In Iceland

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Hey Nanna,  Is there Icelandic Tinder etiquette I should be aware of? Heading over for a stag do and want to…

Don’t Ask Nanna: Why Icelanders Eat Shark

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I WAS STATIONED IN ICELAND FROM ’67-’69. I ENJOYED EATING AT A REYKJAVIK RESTAURANT BY THE NAME OF HRESSINGAR SKAULIN….

Don’t Ask Nanna: About Ask Guðmundur

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Dear Nanna,  What is the deepest ravine in Iceland?  – Spelunker  Dear Spelunker, The Prime Minister’s approval ratings! ZING! – Nanna…

Don’t Ask Nanna: About Icelandic Skyr

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Hey Nanna, What’s with all the skyr hype? I don’t get it. I mean it’s OK, I don’t hate it…

Don’t Ask Nanna: About Kids

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Dear Nanna, My husband and I were visiting Iceland recently with our six year old son and we all really fell…

Hrútar Makes Cannes Un Certain Regard Lineup

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Icelandic film Hrútar (Rams) by Grímur Hákonarson will be included in the lineup for this year’s Un Certain Regard at…

Björk One Of TIME’S 100 Most Influential People

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Icelandic singer and artist Björk has been named one of TIME magazine’s 100 most influential people in 2015. “As an…

Icelandic Gender Studies Seminar Trends On Twitter, Brings Harsh Truths

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Yesterday, a junior college gender studies students’ convention at Menntaskólinn í Kópavogi, a hashtag borne out of a seminar on…

Iceland’s QuizUp Hits Chinese Market As WeQuiz

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Icelandic app developers Plain Vanilla Games, creators of Quizup, have teamed up with China’s Tencent to create WeQuiz for the…

Dinosaurs Given Old Icelandic Names

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A group of enterprising students in the Medieval Icelandic Studies programme at the University of Iceland have united to bestow…

Iceland’s Eurovision Attendance In Danger?

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The looming general strike might put Iceland’s Eurovision attendance in jeopardy, reports MBL. Currently there are upwards of 2,000 documents…

Study Indicates Correlation Between SO2 Levels And Deaths In Reykjavík

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Research from the University of Iceland points to a link between the concentration of SO2 levels from the power plants…

PM Not At Parliament Because Reasons, And Hockey

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As parliamentary sessions resumed yesterday after a two week Easter break, many MPs found themselves wondering about the whereabouts of…

So Much For Spring, Iceland!

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Satellite pictures courtesy of NASA show that April is no guarantee of spring in Iceland and that in fact the…