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Why Cats Are Better Than Dogs
by Valur Gunnarsson and Andie Sophia Fontaine
The most characteristic sound of Reykjavík is neither the desperate noise of drunkards during the weekend nor the lonely song…
Something For Everyone: Bike Cave
Located in the Skerjafjörður neighbourhood behind the domestic airport, the Bike Cave is somewhat out of the way for travellers…
Harnessing Volcanoes in Iceland
by Ari Trausti Guðmundsson and Andie Sophia Fontaine
Over and over again, news reports highlight the possibility of an undersea cable, connecting Icelandic power plants to the UK…
Davíð Oddsson Concerned About ‘Rise Of Muslims In Europe’
The Morgunablaðið co-editor and presidential hopeful shared his thoughts this morning on Islam, which he described as an “extremist belief.”…
Man Awarded Damages For Faulty Fireworks
One man’s legal struggle for justice has finally come to a close. RÚV reports that the story began on New…
The World Premiere Of The Grapevine Beer!
Beer is delicious. A beer brewed in partnership with Bryggjan Brugghús, Bjórakademían and The Reykjavík Grapevine – doubly so. This…
Still Plenty To Do Over Easter
If you were worried that the five-day Easter holiday will limit your choices of things to do this weekend, worry…
Crime, Sex And Milk: Talking “Trapped” With Ólafur Darri
After hitting UK shores earlier this year in all its subtitled glory, Baltasar Kormákur’s Trapped (Ófærð) has quickly become the…
How To Write Iceland’s Most Popular TV Show, “Trapped.”
Trapped (Ófærð) is an Icelandic crime television series that has aired in France (France 2), Germany (ZDF), Norway (NRK1), Great Britain…
Parliament Possibly Softening On Drugs And Alcohol
A committee majority has passed a bill legalising alcohol sold in private stores, and a push to decriminalise drugs has…
Soup Tuesday: Looney Toons Minestrone With Shaved Parmesan
In Iceland, Donald Duck is king. Apparently, it’s a Scandinavian thing. Despite this, the only shaped noodles I could…
This Issue’s Issue: Selling Alcohol In Private Shops
by The Reykjavík Grapevine and Andie Sophia Fontaine
These days everything is just facts, facts, facts. You hop on social media and every armchair pundit is just posting…
Embrace The Suck! Tips For Staying Miserable In The Icelandic Winter
I am plagued by my American optimism. Even in the dark, cold Icelandic winter, my default emotional state is a…
Kexland’s Icelandic Beer Festival Is A Knockout
by John Rogers
Kex Hostel’s cosy, low-lit bar entertained a slightly different crowd than usual for four days in February. There were more…
Iceland: 27 Years Of Legal Beer
On this day in 1989, Iceland took the decision to make beer legal again. The saga begins in 1908, when…
Only 10% Of Icelanders Smoke
Middle-aged Icelanders are the most likely of all to smoke, but smoking in general is on the wane in Iceland….
Soup Tuesday: Nýrnabaunasúpa, Chilli & Bean Soup
This was a happy accident. I was shopping in Bónus, looking for black beans. We were going to make a…
Soup Tuesday: Þýskasúpa, Just-Got-Back-From-Berlin Soup
Germany had a brief love affair with Iceland in the 1930s…then they came here and checked it out. Germany is…
Welcome To The Circle – Meet The Men Behind Iceland’s Thriving Black Metal Scene
Hafsteinn Viðar, the man behind the solo black metal project Wormlust, requested that our interview take place at the Cathedral…
Will File Legal Complaint To EFTA If Alcohol Is Privatised
A recent letter to parliament points out numerous flaws in a controversial bill to allow the sale of alcohol in…
Most Icelanders Still Opposed To Alcohol In Shops
The vast majority of Icelanders remain opposed to alcohol being sold in non-government shops, a new poll reveals. The poll,…