Author: Sam O'Donnell - The Reykjavik Grapevine

Hildur Guðnadóttir Wins Golden Globe For Joker

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Hildur Guðnadóttir has won the Golden Globe for Best Original Score for ‘Joker’. This is the first time a woman…

Reindeer On The Road

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Drivers in the east and southeast are urged to exercise caution as there have been a considerable number of reindeer…

Yellow And Orange Warnings For The Weekend

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The Icelandic Meteorological Office has issued orange and yellow warnings for the entire country to go in effect on Saturday,…

Lights In The Sky: BusTravel Iceland’s Northern Lights Tour

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The Northern Lights — also known as the Aurora Borealis — have captivated and enthralled those in Iceland since the…

Metal And Indie Make Sam Happy

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Une Misère – Sermon What a fucking album this is. This celebration of suffering is a series of well-polished anthems…

Christmas Art Market In Reykjavík

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Tucked away on Freyjugata, Ásmundarsalur is a quaint art space/coffee shop that runs a number of exhibits year round. From…

New Traffic Laws In 2020

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At the start of 2020, police will begin fining people who park backwards on the road. This is only one…

Airline Recap: A Game Of Business

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In March, WOW Air ceased operations after a long, tedious and public financial struggle. The question of how the tourism…

Weekend Forecast: Cold As Hell

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The temperature will drop to -20°C in some parts of the country today. These cold temperatures are expected to continue…

VIDEO: Þór Rides Into The Storm!

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This morning, the coast guard’s patrol ship Þór made contact with the massive storm that is expected to hit us…

Icelanders Nervous On Social Media Over Storm Forecast

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Icelanders have been talking endlessly about the coming storm on Twitter. It’s all over Vísir, Rúv, and other news media…

Snow, Rain, And Wind Sweep Iceland

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Brace yourselves, folks, we got a wild storm coming up. Those of you who were up early will remember the…

Five Men Arrested, One Man Dead

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Police in Úlfarsárdalur were on high alert at 3:00 on Sunday morning, when they responded to a report that a…

Writing Is Einar Már Guðmundsson’s Politics

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Author Einar Már Guðmundsson has been publishing books for nearly forty years. He wrote the critically acclaimed novel ‘Angels of…

Pave The Parking Lot, Put Up Paradise

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The Transportation Authorities agreed at a meeting on Wednesday to a new land development plan for Hlemmur, Vísir reports. If…

Temperatures Dropping, Snow Falling, Almost Like It’s Winter

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Experts at the Icelandic Met Office are predicting that temperatures will continue to drop over the coming days, after some…

Katrín Jakobsdóttir Meets The Queen At The NATO Summit

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Prime Minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir met Queen Elizabeth at the NATO Summit in London on Tuesday, Vísir reports. The meeting celebrated…

“Dirtbag” And “Shit Spreader”: Central Party Comes For Pirate Party In City Council

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Reykjavík city councilperson and municipal chair of the Centre Party, Vigdís Hauksdóttir, engaged in a bit of name-calling Monday in…

Reykjavík City Council Racks Up Massive 7.2 Million ISK Food Bill

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The cost of 20 Reykjavík City Council meetings from June 2018 to July 2019 amounted to 17 million ISK, or…

Reading Comprehension Poor Among Icelandic Teenagers

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The Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) has released a new survey done by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and…

BBC Recommends New Iceland Crime Drama ‘The Valhalla Murders’

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The upcoming RÚV/Netflix co-production ‘The Valhalla Murders’ was just recommended on BBC’s ‘Ten TV shows to watch in December’ and…

Minister Of Justice Proposes Shutting Down Naming Committee

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Minister of Justice Áslaug Arna Sigurbjörnsdóttir has put forth a proposal to shut down the Naming Committee. If passed, it…

There Are Now Over 50,000 Immigrants In Iceland

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Well folks, we’ve done it. There are over fifty thousand immigrants in Iceland. First-generation immigrants now make up just over…

Mail Order Alcohol In The Works

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Minister of Justice Áslaug Arna Sigurbjörnsdóttir intends to submit a bill to Parliament in March next year, permitting the sale…

Burglar Steals All The Cigarettes From Ísafjörður Shop

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A break-in occurred at Hamraborg in Ísafjörður on Saturday night. The burglar, a bearded man dressed in black, stole all…