Author: Rex Beckett - The Reykjavik Grapevine

Author: Rex Beckett

BREAKING NEWS: Harpa Is On Fire

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Harpa, the concert and conference hall currently under construction in the Reykjavík harbour has caught on fire. The construction site…

Must-Love Foxes

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Mere minutes away from Ísafjörður, the Arctic Fox Centre in Súðavík is the first of its kind in the world….

The Way To The Great Valley Of Landmannalaugar

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Landmannalaugar is one of the many beautiful places in Iceland that highly spoken of and kind of tricky to access….

Home-style Harbour Cookin’

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If you want a really good seafood meal, it’s best to get as close to the source as possible. Short…

Let Freedom And Matrimony Ring

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On June 27, 2010 Iceland became the ninth country to legalise equal marriage between all persons, regardless of gender. This…

Ian Livingstone Is Coming To The You Are In Control Conference

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Role-player gaming pioneer Ian Livingstone will be a keynote speaker at this year’s You Are In Control conference held October…

Tourists, Where You At?

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Alright, so this issue’s graph is pretty alarming. What you are looking at here is the number of people staying…

I’m Not Afraid Of Anyone

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After becoming a breakaway hit in 2008 while competing to represent Iceland in the Eurovision song contest, 25-year old Icelandic-American…

No Fleas At This Market

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On a good weekend stroll in downtown Reykjavík there is an indispensable stop that any sensible (and batshit insane) person…

Coalition Government Unthreatened By Magma Energy Deal

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Minister of Finance Steingrímur J. Sigfússon says that the coalition government is not in any danger despite reports that the…

Website For Petition Against Magma Energy Is Down

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The website orkuaudlindir.is started by Björk, Jón Þórisson and Oddný Eir Ævarsdóttir to collect signatures against the sale of HS…

Swimming Is Awesome!

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It’s surprising that Iceland‘s amazing pools are still a secret to the outside world, considering it’s one of the only…

Loji – Skyndiskyssur

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Minimalistic vocal-centric lo-fi is a tough game to play. It’s not that it’s so hit or miss; it’s that a…

Humanizing A Shrinking Nation

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On the morning of May 31st, mere hours after the Israeli flotilla attack, the Grapevine met with Palestinian-American writer Susan…

Laugardalslaug Pool Open All Night This Week

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The City of Reykjavík is trying out a new idea this week and keeping Laugardalslaug pool open 24 hours a…

The Protected Iceland

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We are loving the maths and indisputable facts these days, so once again we have some wicked ass stats from…

Björk Holds Press Conference Regarding Sale Of HS Orka

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Today at 16:00, singer and icon Björk Guðmundsdóttir held a press conference at the Nordic House in Reykjavík to address…

Belgian Man Set To Walk Across Iceland

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Louis-Philippe Loncke of Belgium has set off to walk the 370 km trail across the interior of Iceland, reports mbl.is….

Stafrænn Hákon – Sanitas

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There was a point somewhere about five years ago when post-rock went from still being something, kinda, to becoming full-on…

The Art Of Sleep

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As I walk to work every morning, I never cease to be amused by the people on Laugavegur. There are…

Spanish Protesters Show Support For Reykjavík Nine

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A group of twenty people in Barcelona protested in front of the Consulate of Iceland to show support for the…

Italy On Ice

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Hornið Hafnarstræti 15, 101 Thirty years ago in Reykjavík there were very few restaurants, much less ones serving up authentic…

A Proper Haberdashery

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If you have been in Reykjavík for any significant amount of time, you may have taken notice at how (some…

Reykjavík Arts Festival Gets New Manager

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Guðrún Norðfjörð has been hired as the new General Manager of the Reykjavík Arts Festival,  reports Morgunblaðið. She was selected…

Sheep Ahoy!

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So it turns out the old adage is true: there are more sheep than people in Iceland. Just check out…