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Photos & Video: Icelanders Demonstrate Against Child Deportations
Easily 1,000 Icelanders marched from Hallgrímskirkja church to the Austurvöllur square, in front of Parliament, to call upon the Icelandic government to stop deporting children, especially to Italy and Greece. As reported, there are currently two impending deportation cases in Iceland involving…
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Photos And Video: A Midnight Rainbow Over Iceland
A perfect combination of weather conditions, latitude and time of year created the unique phenomenon of the midnight rainbow in Iceland last night, as both video and numerous photos attest. It’s that time of year in Iceland again: the sun is up,…
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PHOTOS: Icelandic Mountain Defaced, “Extreme Disrespect For Icelandic Nature”
An observant and very disappointed Icelander has posted multiple photos of Helgafell, a volcano located near Hafnarfjörður, and not for the peak’s natural beauty. Rather, it was to highlight rampant defacement of several faces of the mountain, apparently committed by Icelanders. “Stebbi…
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PHOTOS: The 2019 Reykjavík Grapevine Design Awards
Icelandic DesignMarch is almost here and Grapevine kicked it off with a bang last night at our annual Reykjavík Grapevine Design Awards. With a program full of everything from lectures about Mars and more to an exhibit redefining Nordic design, this DesignMarch…
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PHOTOS: Icelandic Children Celebrate Öskudagur
As reported, Ash Wednesday in Iceland, or Öskudagur (“Ashes Day”), is a holiday for either religious adults or children of any or no faith. On this day, children typically dress up in costumes, visit local businesses, and then sing in order to…
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PHOTOS: Hatari Celebrate Eurovision Qualification Victory
Bone-chilling proto-Maoist BDSM interdimensional beings Hatari embraced their victory in style, with a big Eurovision afterparty at Bíó Paradís, replete with fans festooned in bondage gear. As can be seen in the photos below, Hatari have an enthusiastic fanbase, who celebrated their…
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Videos And Photos: The Icelandic Protests That Toppled The Government, Ten Years On
Ten years ago this week, protests in Iceland kicked into high gear, and precipitated the downfall of the government and early elections. By now, the financial collapse of the Icelandic economy in October 2008 is a part of the historical record, and…
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In Photos: Reykjavík Lights Up For Christmas
Yup. It’s Christmas. Reykjavík 101 is pretty famously a very cosy and pleasant to be at Christmas time. It’s dark and gloomy and cold, sure. But, all the more reason to get up as many Christmas lights as possible. So, people in…
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PHOTOS: Reykjavik FINALLY Blessed With Snowfall
Apparently the weather goddess heard our incessant whining, as she has finally blessed Iceland’s capital area with beautiful snow. As reported, Akureyri was blanketed with a thick coat of pretty snow last weekend, which was certainly picturesque. But it also left those…
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Life In Pictures: Ink & Rap With JóiPé & Króli
When you think of fun things to do on a weekend night in Reykjavík, you probably think about waiting in line for an hour to get into B5, where you can meet fun and cool people while spending your entire month’s pay…
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Life In Pictures: Football In The Faroes
This summer, as the World Cup was hitting its peak, we were out on a road trip driving the winding fjords, mountain passes and endless tunnels of the Faroe Islands. The villages were often tiny, even by Icelandic standards, and as we…
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Life In Pictures: Roller Derby Smashes Down In Reykjavík
On September 15th, Reykjavík’s resident Valkyries, the Ragnrök roller derby team, took on the Honky Tonk Heartbreakers from Texas in the ultimate clash of the titans. While our girls ended up losing to the Americans with an end score of 314 to…
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In Photos: Road Tripping Through The Icelandic Highlands
As we drove through the Highlands for our recent “Into The Highlands” cover feature, we saw countless memorable places, wide expanses, mountain ranges and natural beauty spots. There were way to many to fit into the print edition, and even the online…
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Life In Pictures: Reykjavík Pride
From August 7th to August 12th, Pride took hold of Reykjavík in its loving hands to celebrate the variety of life and the beauty of inclusiveness. The biggest event of the week was the legendary Pride Parade, where floats showcased the ever-growing…
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Life In Pictures: A Day At LungA Arts Festival
The LungA Arts Festival, held in the beautiful east Iceland seaside town of Seyðisfjörður, is an event like no other. Rather than focussing on drinking, partying, and live music—although that is on offer—it’s a lively, sparky week-long carnival of creative workshops, multi-disciplinary…
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PHOTOS: Detox, Heklina, Drag-súgur & More Bringing You PRIDE
On August 7th, Reykjavík Pride teamed up with Drag-súgur for a drag extravaganza the likes of which has never been seen before in Reykjavík. International superstars joined local royalty for a show that brought you onstage fierceness, disgust, and above all else, Vaaaaanjiiiiie.…
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Life In Pictures: Head Banging, Heavy Music And Beer Yoga
Each year in mid-July around 2000 fans of the metal, rock and indie music scene find their way to the small town of Neskaupstaður at the end of road 92 in the east of Iceland. The Eistnaflug festival has grown over the…
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PHOTOS: Sunny Day Out In Reykjavík
Today was the first and hopefully not last sunny day in Reykjavík. Naturally, we had to head out and document the rather rare occurrence. What follows are photos of long-familiar places, presented in a whole new light – that is, actual sunlight,…
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Life In Pictures: Children Know Better
Children are the miracle of life. Within no more than nine months, humans have the ability to give birth to a new life that will last many decades. Isn’t that freaking amazing?! But not only that, children are also born with natural…
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PHOTOS & REACTIONS: Bonnie Tyler Eclipsing Hearts At Secret Solstice
Last night, the crowd of Secret Solstice held out for a hero and my oh my did they get one. While the line-up was chock full of heavyweights like Steve Aoki, Jet Black Joe, and Reykjavíkurdætur, it was the Welsh chanteuse Bonnie…
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Photos: Iceland’s Smiters Train For World Cup Combat In Reykjavík
Ahead of their first ever foray into a World Cup tournament, the Icelandic men’s national team held an open training session last week, allowing a press gaggle that included local media, Time magazine and Argentina’s national broadcasting service a look at their…
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Photos: A Springtime Road Trip to The Westfjords
Two weekends ago, not long after the official first day of Icelandic spring, we took a road trip up to the wild countryside of the Westfjords. The further north we got, the more apparent it became that some regions of the countryside…
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Photos: Björk Premieres ‘Utopia’ Live Show In Reykjavík
Björk unveiled her ‘Utopia’ show at the 1000-seat Háskólabíó venue in Reykjavík last night. The concert was announced as a “dress rehearsal” for the coming tour, but no such qualification was needed: it was a slick, arena-ready live presentation, with lavish sound,…