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Where Is The New Constitution? – A Nation Still Waits For Iceland 2.0
The collapse of Iceland’s economy in late 2008 incited a tremendous amount of anger in the nation’s people. While the…
On Human Nature: Mammút Talk Their New Album, The Pandemic & The Importance Of Touch
“Easy to hide. My mind needs light. I open up my mouth. My mind needs light.” And so begin the…
Just Sayings: “Betra er að vera góðs manns frilla en gefin illa”
As you have perhaps heard, Icelanders are pretty liberal when it comes to their love lives. But that said, the…
A Half-Elvish Film Festival: The Skjaldborg Film Festival Reviewed
One might be forgiven for thinking that some sort of elven curse was placed upon this year’s Skjaldborg Film Festival….
Ask An Expert: What Was The First Guitar Solo In Icelandic History?
Iceland has certainly made a name for itself as a seemingly boundless source of great music, starting with its full-armed…
Police Rescue Falcon On Suðurlandsvegur
The police were called to Suðurlandsvegur yesterday when a pedestrian found a falcon that appeared to be ill or wounded,…
Iceland’s Unlikely Role In Space Exploration: From 1965 And Into The Future
With the launch of Sputnik 1 in 1957, Earth’s exploration of space began in earnest. Since then, the focus had…
Icelandic Author Tops German Bestseller Lists
Ragnar Jónasson’s ‘Hidden Iceland’ has made history by occupying three of the top places on the German bestseller list published…
Culture Pick: ‘GERÐUR’ By Gerður Helgadóttir
So what should one get on to today in Reykjavík? The Grapevine recommends checking out Gerðarsafn Kópavogur’s latest exhibition entitled…
BREAKING: Egyptian Family Granted Asylum In Iceland On Humanitarian Grounds
A family of six, including four young children, have just been granted asylum in Iceland on humanitarian grounds, Kjarninn reports….
Beached Pilot Whales In Álftafjörður
Náttúrustofa Vesturlands, the Icelandic Institute of Natural History, recieved a call from the police yesterday about a group of pilot…
Portrait of a City: Reykjavik Between Legend, History, and Tourism
by Nico Borbely
This article originally written in Italian for Il Giornale dell’Architettura (The Architectural Post) by Sofia Nannini was translated by Nico…
Skrúður: The Botanical Garden In The Middle Of Nowhere
by Nico Borbely
This article originally written by in Italian by Sofia Nannini for the Bologna University Blog was translated by Nico Borbely….
GusGus, The Impossible Band: 25 Years Of Intrigue, Drama And Music
by Sveinbjörn Pálsson and Hannah Jane Cohen
None of this was supposed to happen. GusGus was just supposed to be a short film, not a band. And…
Working Class Artist: Wiola Ujazdowska Speaks For Immigrants In Iceland
Wiola Ujazdowska was born in the Polish city of Toruń, where she studied art history and painting. In 2014, she…
Writer Researching 1627 Ottoman Invasion Of Iceland Befriends Algerian Asylum Seeker
by Nico Borbely
“The Turkish Invasion really brought us together,” says writer Steinunn Jóhannesdóttir on her acquaintance with an Algerian woman who sought…
Capitalists, Celebrate: Your Guide To Merchants’ Weekend 2020
by Poppy Askham
Legend has it that every year on the first weekend of August a great and mighty Icelandic boat dude would…
Pride In A Pandemic: Reykjavík Pride Reshapes Itself For 2020
“Our first decision was that, no matter what, we weren’t going to cancel,” Vilhjálmur “Villi” Ingi Vilhjálmsson, the President of…
Travel Like A Tourist: Journeying Through Iceland Like An Icelander
by Hannah Jane Cohen and Valur Grettisson
Presenting: The Ultimate Grapevine Travel Iceland Guide. Scroll down for our favourite places in the north, east, south, west and…
The Grapevine Bookclub: Sperm Banks And Erotic Sheep
by John Rogers and Valur Grettisson
Driving the Ring Road means a lot of downtime in the car. Pick up one of these books to enrich…
Today Is Women’s Rights Day In Iceland
Today, there are at least two causes for celebration. In the United States, June 19th is also known as Juneteenth,…