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Hour Of The Wolf: Cheeseburgers Got Nothing On A Fifteen-Topping Pizza
Joaquim Monera Carretey is preparing for his night shift at champion pizza joint Eldsmiðjan. I don’t know what I had…
The Front Line: Underground Under-21 Icelandic Hip-Hop
If you’ve followed the last 2 years of Grapevine’s coverage on Icelandic rap and hip hip, you’ll know that the…
The Mountain Publishes Emails Disputing Ex Girlfriend’s Violence Accusations
In a Facebook post from earlier today, Hafþór Júlíusson, aka The Mountain, published an email correspondence between his lawyer and…
Elías Has Fun At The Festival Reykjavík Needs
“Do you want this?” “What is it?” “It’s a cheeseburger, I don’t want it, you can have it.” “Oh, thanks.”…
THIRST_GAMES
Italian men wear wifebeaters and are passionate lovers. French men are skinny and smoke after sex. Brazilian men can dance…
Three Charged In Burning Of The IKEA Christmas Goat
Three people, a man and two women, have been fined 150 thousand króna for burning down the IKEA Christmas Goat…
Buy Shit: Stamps, Schnapps, Gourmet Chocolate & Sheepskin Rugs
Back away from the stuffed puffin. These Icelandic products are where it’s at. Stamps Remember in the good old days,…
Greenlandic Viking Beer Sets Sail For Iceland
Once upon a time, 982 AD to be precise, there was an Icelandic viking, who crossed oceans on a raggedy…
Beer Ahoy! Colossal 78-Tap Keg Shipping Up To Bjórfestival
First the Americans brought us Costco, now the Maine Brewers’ Guild is sailing in a 40-foot beer container to Iceland. If…
Tree Murder And “Leaf” Erikson: Lóa’s View Of Icelandic Life
by John Rogers
Many visitors to Iceland might be familiar with the work of Lóa Hlín Hjálmtýsdóttir without even knowing it. Her sharply…
Show Me The Money: The Ringo Starr
Until the mid-to-late 19th century, most financial transactions in Iceland were conducted in vaðmál (homespun wool). However, since 1922, Iceland…
Iceland’s Own Vaporware
Iceland’s healthcare system is in a state of crisis. Hospitals lack the funds to operate at full capacity, the spectre…
Missing In Iceland: Malt Liquor
If you pop on down to your local state-owned alcohol store in the mood for a 40 (that’s a 40-ounce…
Young Pirates Defy Good Friday Religious Laws
You might be aware of the fact that Iceland has a national church. This brings with it certain laws that…
Icelandic Kebangover: Testing The Lækjartorg Food Trucks So You Don’t Have To
by Joanna Smith
In the UK we have a concept known as the “kebangover.” This describes the horrific feeling you get when your…
The Fall and Rise of Dabbi T: From Rap to Drugs and Back Again
Ten years ago, rapper Dabbi T conquered the underground, but as drugs took control of his life, his career ground…
RECAP: Saga of Egill Skalla-Grímsson
This saga starts out with some big, hairy asshole named Kveld-Úlfur (“evening-wolf”), who may or may not be a werewolf….
Icelandic Facebook Groups: Skutlarar
Iceland has a peculiar obsession with Facebook groups. Think about it: with a population of 320,000 it’s not unreasonable for…
The Battle Over Beer
by Valur Gunnarsson and Andie Sophia Fontaine
Iceland’s Parliament is currently debating whether to allow alcohol to be sold in supermarkets, and everyone has a strong opinion…
Most Icelanders Against Private Sale Of Alcohol
A new poll shows that the majority of Icelanders are against the passage of a proposed bill that would, if…
Merry Orange-Malted Salmon: A Visit To The Latest In A Long Line Of Basements
Matarkjallarinn sits nestled in the cosy basement of Aðalstræti 2, a 160-year-old building in the heart of downtown Reykjavík. Prior…