Author: Valur Grettisson
Icelandic Food: Fish Balls In A Tin
Nobody goes through life without asking themselves some vital questions. Like, is there life after death? Is there life on…
Well, You Asked… A World Cup Advice Special
With the world’s attention focussed on Iceland like a more friendly version of the Eye of Sauron, we’ve been fielding…
Fifteen Minutes Of Horror: An Icelander’s Perspective On The World Cup
Icelanders are afraid of two things at some stage of their lives. First, it’s Grýla—the baby-eating mother of the Yule…
Siglunes Guesthouse: A Warm Sanctuary In A Cold Place
Between the snowy mountains in Siglufjörður, you can find a hot and passionate chef from the warm country of Morocco,…
Editorial: We Salute You, Foreign Workers Of Iceland
Let’s be honest about this; the unions in Iceland are broken. One of the biggest unions of them all, Efling,…
36 Bankers, 96 Years In Jail
Local news outlet Fréttablaðið has calculated that in the past few years the Icelandic judiciary has sentenced 36 bankers to a total…
Iceland Wants To Ban Circumcision Of Young Boys
MPs from five different political parties want Iceland to ban the circumcision of young boys in the country, RÚV reports….
Músíktilraunir Winners Between Mountains Unveil Spectacular Debut Video
Between Mountains have unveiled a spectacular music video about a dystopian world where the colourful people have taken over the…
The Curious Case Of The Paralysed Lawyer
Almost six million ISK (€48,000) has been collected in a campaign to bring home an Icelandic woman who was paralysed…
Picture Of Ed Sheeran Published By Mistake With Icelandic Obituary
All Icelanders get their name printed at least once in Iceland—when they die. The oldest newspaper in Iceland, Morgunblaðið, has…
Grapevine Playlist: Hatari, Cyber, Daði Freyr, Alvia, RVKDTR, Sóley & More
by John Rogers and Valur Grettisson
The first Grapevine Playlist of 2018 rounds up a few releases that sneaked out over the holiday period, from weird…
Editorial: Utopia – Just Make It Come True
It’s fair to say that we need to make the world a better place. The #MeToo revolution is a response…
Icelandic Facebook Groups: Pabbatips
Facebook can affect an individual in two ways: either you end up voting for Donald Trump, or you lose hope…
Editorial: Bangs & Flairs At Iceland Airwaves
Iceland Airwaves finished last weekend with a folksy bang and an artistic flair. Those who wanted to see the folk…
Editorial: Iceland Airwaves – Still Going Strong!
Iceland Airwaves finished last weekend with a folksy bang and an artistic flair. Those who wanted to see the folk…
The Unexpected Sound: Four Female Composers At Iceland Airwaves
The Iceland Symphony Orchestra played for the sixth time at Iceland Airwaves last night. All of the composers in the…
Editorial: The War On Media
Before Donald Trump, there was guy called Davíð Oddsson. He was the prime minister of Iceland, the chairman of the…
We are idiots
Iceland’s largest newspaper, Fréttablaðið, published an interesting poll on its frontpage in the beginning of October. The poll was based…
Brutal Headlines
So, the government collapsed in Iceland. Again. For the third time last ten years, in fact. The reasons are a…
MPs Refused To See The Testimonies For Paedophiles
All MPs of the Independence Party and members of the Constitutional and Supervisory Committee refused to have a look at…
Retirement Home For Houses: And Something About Swastikas.
The house at Þingholtsstræti 9 wasn’t removed because someone sprayed a swastika on it, although that is what you were…
Ordered To Remove Candy From Esja
The Icelandic candy factory Nói Síríus was ordered to remove an illegal box of cereal bars that they placed close…
Food Fighters
Icelanders are, as you might have noticed, very proud of their heritage. We are in fact somewhat obsessed with it….
Island Life: Hot Local News From All Corners Of Iceland
A partygoer was busted with a joint at a “freshman-ball” at Fjölbrautaskóli Suðurnesja in Reykjanesbær. The police crashed the ball…
Grumpy Swans Destroy Indian Drone
A couple of malevolent swans in the Westfjords of Iceland showed some Indian tourist that they are not to be…