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MAST Warns Against Dining Like Former Prime Minister
Just in case the lunch recently posted by former Prime Minister Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson got your mouth watering, the Icelandic…
Iceland’s Gov’t Condemns Trump, While Ruling Coalition MP Condemns Asylum Seekers
While the Icelandic government has condemned President Donald Trump’s ban on Muslims from entering the United States, one Independence Party…
Progressive Party MP With Advice For White House Press Secretary
Shortly after White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer slammed members of the press for what he called “deliberately false reporting,”…
Hiking to the Reykjadalur hot springs
by Signe Smala
Going for a hike is a must-do activity in Iceland. The beautiful scenery comes in a package with fresh air,…
Icelandic Literature In 2016: The Complete Grapevine Guide
by John Rogers
This article was printed as the introduction to our December 2016 edition: The Literature Issue. You can use the links…
Rendered Useful: A New Line Of Reindeer Products By Alvara
Each permitted hunter is allowed one reindeer. There are around 1,200 permits issued through a lottery system during reindeer hunting…
The Hardest Day Of The Year: Baltasar Kormákur’s ‘101 Reykjavík’
by Mark Asch
“Christmas—the hardest day of the year.” Hlýnur (Hilmir Snær Guðnason) is dreading the traditional Icelandic Christmas dinner, rendered in Baltasar…
Second Sight: A Conversation With Sjón
by John Rogers
“I write as little as possible,” says Sjón, with a barely perceptible smile and a twinkle in his eye. “In…
Whippet = Good
by Svetlana Graudt and Andie Sophia Fontaine
When the whippet, a type of sighthound, breaks into a double suspension gallop, it’s breathtaking to behold. It seems to…
Pirates Attempt 5-Party Coalition, Conservatives With Their Own Ideas
Informal talks between the Pirate Party and the Social Democrats, the Left-Greens, the Reform Party and Bright Future are underway….
The Year Of Jófríður
by John Rogers
Jófríður Ákadóttir is very tired. She sits slumped on the red leather sofa of a comfortably dim downtown basement café,…
Björk Puts Focus On Environmental Issues
Artist Björk Guðmundsdóttir, in a new radio interview, was reportedly baffled by how little a role environmental issues played in…
Afghan Couple Fighting Deportation To Germany
Germany is part of a European agreement to deport Afghan asylum seekers back to Afghanistan, and one Afghan couple in…
Exhibition Tackles Gender Equality At Mengi
by Signe Smala
At the start of next month, a new art exhibition – “An Issue of Structure” – opens at Mengi. It…
Where Do They Want To Take Us? The Platforms Explained
Normally each election cycle, we ask each of the parties with a good chance of getting into Parliament what their…
DJ Of The Issue: Gunni Ewok
Forging your own way doesn’t always take you down the most comfortable path, but it’s always a scenic one. And…
Why Does This Keep Happening? A Closer Look At The Directorate Of Immigration
The Grapevine has reported on many asylum seeker deportation stories over the years. We’ve reported on how their treatment at…
Track by Track: “Draumleysa” by Martröð
There’s only one track for this issue’s track by track: Martröð’s “Draumleysa,” from their upcoming EP ‘Transmutation of Wounds’. Martröð…
Fantasy Mirrors Reality: An Interview with Kjartan Yngvi Björnsson
by Ariel Chu
Kjartan Yngvi Björnsson is a literary critic and Master’s student in Creative Writing at the University of Iceland. In 2012,…
Last Splash: Didda Speaks About Sólveig Anspach
by Mark Asch
Didda Jónsdóttir, who has played a frizzy-haired, pot-smoking hippie in four films by Solveig Anspach, remembers the first time she…
Music News In Brief: Sin Fang, Jóhann Jóhannsson, Exos, and more!
Sweet thang Sin Fang released his fourth full-length album on September 16. The album, titled ‘Spaceland’, blasts listeners into the…