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Geysir Protected On Icelandic National Day
by Nico Borbely
Minister of the Environment and Natural Resources Guðmundur Ingi Guðbrandsson signed a decree protecting Geysir in Haukadalur on the 17th…
Iceland’s Goðafoss Waterfall Granted Protected Status
by Poppy Askham
Goðafoss, one of Iceland’s best-loved waterfalls, has been granted protected status by the Environmental Ministry. The waterfall’s new protected status…
Ghosts On The Wind: The Eerie Beauty Of Snæfellsnes
Snæfellsnes is often touted as “Iceland in miniature,” and not for nothing—in a single day’s drive north from Reykjavík, you…
Culture Pick: Sóttqueen – Postprent’s Exhibition Of Coronavirus-inspired Art
by Poppy Askham
Postprent brings you the very best of Icelandic art from the coronavirus era in an exhibition opening at Ásmundarsalur this Saturday,…
Art In The Time Of Corona: Can Inherently Social Art Survive Isolation?
In this current climate, artists of all mediums are facing difficulties. When stuck in social distancing, quarantining, or—God forbid—dealing with…
Ask An Historian: The Legacy Of Iceland’s Red Stocking Women
by Poppy Askham
We asked Ragnhildur Hólmgeirsdóttir from Iceland’s Women’s History Archives to fill us in on the legacy of some of Iceland’s…
Take Care Of Yourself, No One Else Will: The Grapevine’s “Guide” To Self-Care
If 2020 was a drink, it’d be Dasani. If it were a TV character, it’d be Georgina Sparks from Gossip…
Horror-Scopes: Guilty Pleasure Pisces
In Horror-Scopes, the Grapevine’s dedicated team of amateur single astrologists break down your upcoming weeks based on shit like leaves…
Dark Days For Icelandair: Layoffs, Losses, Possibility Of Government Takeover Floated
Icelandair, Iceland’s best-known airline and the lifeblood of the country’s tourism industry, is facing considerable challenges due to the coronavirus….
Stay Cultured While You Social Distance, Intellectuals
Well, thanks to questionable food choices in another part of the world, we’ve all got a lot of time on…
Horror-Scopes: Never Date A Leo… Seriously
by Hannah Jane Cohen and Poppy Askham
In Horror-Scopes, the Grapevine’s dedicated team of amateur single astrologists break down your upcoming weeks based on shit like Venus,…
Get Medieval With It: 1238 Museum Puts You In The Shoes Of A Viking
Far in the northern reaches of Iceland, nestled in between Mount Tindastóll and Laxárdalsfjöll Mountain, in a town called Sauðárkrókur,…
Tarantulas Coming To Laugardalur Zoo
The Environmental Agency recently granted the Family Park and Zoo in Laugardalur the right to import tarantulas, RÚV reports. An…
Hveragerði Honours The Couple Taken By COVID-19
A somber cloud hangs over the town of Hveragerði as residents remember the couple who became the first Icelandic victims…
Documenting COVID-19: Looking Forward To Looking Back On The Virus
by Poppy Askham
The word unprecedented has lost all impact in reporting on the COVID-19 outbreak, not a day seems to go by…
Öskudagur Is Today: Here’s Everything You Should Know
It may involve little kids in costumes begging for candy, but the comparisons between Halloween and Öskudagur end there. Today…
A Winning Heart: Larissa Kyzer Wins Award For Her Translation Of Kristín Eiríksdóttir’s ‘A Fist Or A Heart’
by a rawlings
“It was a real honour to work on ‘A Fist or a Heart,’” beams Larissa Kyzer, English-language translator of Kristín…
Breakdown Of Engin Miskunn by Hatari
Larger than life Icelandic hardcore boy band Hatari released a new video yesterday, Engin Miskunn (“No Mercy”), to instant critical…
VOLCANOES IN ICELAND! Everything You Need To Know!
Can I see a volcanic eruption in Iceland? Not at this exact moment in time but check some of the…
Exploring The South: Herstory And Day Drinking With Ladies In Film
by Inês Pereira
While rushing looking for bus stop #6 I hoped to find a group of women that, like me, were arriving…
Meet Vicki, The Winner Of The Grapemas Helicopter Ride And Our Grapevine Reader Of The Month!
Now, as the last Christmas lights are being hacked down from light posts and the Yule Lads are entering hibernation,…