Author: Rex Beckett
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BREAKING NEWS: Harpa Is On Fire
by Rex Beckett
Harpa, the concert and conference hall currently under construction in the Reykjavík harbour has caught on fire. The construction site…
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Must-Love Foxes
by Rex Beckett
Mere minutes away from Ísafjörður, the Arctic Fox Centre in Súðavík is the first of its kind in the world….
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The Way To The Great Valley Of Landmannalaugar
by Rex Beckett
Landmannalaugar is one of the many beautiful places in Iceland that highly spoken of and kind of tricky to access….
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Home-style Harbour Cookin’
by Rex Beckett
If you want a really good seafood meal, it’s best to get as close to the source as possible. Short…
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Let Freedom And Matrimony Ring
by Rex Beckett
On June 27, 2010 Iceland became the ninth country to legalise equal marriage between all persons, regardless of gender. This…
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Ian Livingstone Is Coming To The You Are In Control Conference
by Rex Beckett
Role-player gaming pioneer Ian Livingstone will be a keynote speaker at this year’s You Are In Control conference held October…
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Tourists, Where You At?
by Rex Beckett
Alright, so this issue’s graph is pretty alarming. What you are looking at here is the number of people staying…
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I’m Not Afraid Of Anyone
by Rex Beckett
After becoming a breakaway hit in 2008 while competing to represent Iceland in the Eurovision song contest, 25-year old Icelandic-American…
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No Fleas At This Market
by Rex Beckett
On a good weekend stroll in downtown Reykjavík there is an indispensable stop that any sensible (and batshit insane) person…
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Coalition Government Unthreatened By Magma Energy Deal
by Rex Beckett
Minister of Finance Steingrímur J. Sigfússon says that the coalition government is not in any danger despite reports that the…
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Website For Petition Against Magma Energy Is Down
by Rex Beckett
The website orkuaudlindir.is started by Björk, Jón Þórisson and Oddný Eir Ævarsdóttir to collect signatures against the sale of HS…
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Swimming Is Awesome!
by Rex Beckett
It’s surprising that Iceland‘s amazing pools are still a secret to the outside world, considering it’s one of the only…
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Loji – Skyndiskyssur
by Rex Beckett
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…
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Humanizing A Shrinking Nation
by Rex Beckett
On the morning of May 31st, mere hours after the Israeli flotilla attack, the Grapevine met with Palestinian-American writer Susan…
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Laugardalslaug Pool Open All Night This Week
by Rex Beckett
The City of Reykjavík is trying out a new idea this week and keeping Laugardalslaug pool open 24 hours a…
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The Protected Iceland
by Rex Beckett
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
by Rex Beckett
Today at 16:00, singer and icon Björk Guðmundsdóttir held a press conference at the Nordic House in Reykjavík to address…
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Belgian Man Set To Walk Across Iceland
by Rex Beckett
Louis-Philippe Loncke of Belgium has set off to walk the 370 km trail across the interior of Iceland, reports mbl.is….
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Stafrænn Hákon – Sanitas
by Rex Beckett
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
by Rex Beckett
As I walk to work every morning, I never cease to be amused by the people on Laugavegur. There are…
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Spanish Protesters Show Support For Reykjavík Nine
by Rex Beckett
A group of twenty people in Barcelona protested in front of the Consulate of Iceland to show support for the…
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Italy On Ice
by Rex Beckett
Hornið Hafnarstræti 15, 101 Thirty years ago in Reykjavík there were very few restaurants, much less ones serving up authentic…
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A Proper Haberdashery
by Rex Beckett
If you have been in Reykjavík for any significant amount of time, you may have taken notice at how (some…
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Reykjavík Arts Festival Gets New Manager
by Rex Beckett
Guðrún Norðfjörð has been hired as the new General Manager of the Reykjavík Arts Festival, reports Morgunblaðið. She was selected…
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Sheep Ahoy!
by Rex Beckett
So it turns out the old adage is true: there are more sheep than people in Iceland. Just check out…