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Greenland Trawler Returning To Iceland In Connection With Missing Person Case
While police say no one is under suspicion of criminal activity in the case of a young Icelandic woman who…
Search Continues For Missing Woman
Family members and police are stepping up efforts to find Birna Brjánsdóttir (seen above), who went missing last Saturday. Capital…
If You Do Nothing, Nothing Changes: An Interview With Sema Erla Serdar
Sema Erla Serdar, a Social Democrat who has been very active on the subject of foreigners in Iceland, was distraught…
Salt Of The Earth: An Outsider’s Look At Icelanders’ Salt Obsession
by Ciarán Daly
Prikið, Reykjavík. Sunday morning. My favourite hangover food spot in the city. I am sitting at a table with two…
Hunter Found After Intense Search And Rescue Operation
A ptarmigan hunter who went missing last weekend has been found safe and sound at the end of one of…
Why Trump Scares Us Foreigners
The United States and its president are often called The Leader Of The Free World. American politics affect us all….
Icelanders Volunteer To Improve Asylum Seeker Living Conditions
Distraught by news of some of the deplorable conditions asylum seekers live in, one Icelander took it upon herself to…
Straumur: Tipzy Kings
by Óli Dóri and Davíð Roach
Mugison, at first an indie darling, then the whole nation’s, just released his first album in five years. On ‘Enjoy!’…
The Rise Of The Machines: Artificial Intelligence In Iceland
Kristinn R. Thórisson is a professor of computer science at the Reykjavík University. He is also the founding Director of…
Saturday Super-Review: A Tempest Hits Airwaves
And so: Airwaves Saturday night. Our open-eared reviews team went back into the fray, deep in the heart of the…
Grapevine’s Airwaves 2016 Super Review: Thursday
by Ciarán Daly
“AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!” We know that feeling. Our ragtag supergroup of stalwarts has been all over town once again, covering the things…
Colour Concept For This Week’s #GVPics
Autumn doesn’t have the charisma of summer’s bright shine, but there is something refreshing about its downplayed tones. As we…
What Does A Utopian Iceland Look Like? Five Icelanders Talk About The Future
We regularly see articles published in the international press about Iceland, touting it as some kind of ultra-feminist, anti-banker paradise…
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…
Lunchtime Opera Gives You A Chance To Test Take-Out In Reykjavík
Lunchtime is tricky in Iceland. It’s not really a country known for having breakfast or being on time. Lunchtime is…
Íshús: A Thriving Creative Community In Hafnarfjörður
by John Rogers
Hafnarfjörður’s Íshús is an imposing white seafront warehouse with its name emblazoned neatly across its front in marine blue paint….
Track by Track: ‘Makril’ by Indriði
Indriði is famous for his guitar playing in the Icelandic punk band Muck. He is also part of the experimental…
Half An Hour In Hella
“What the hell are you going to do in Hella?!” asked my friend, when I filled him in on my…
Seth Sharp: On Prince, Julian Assange, And What A Tribute Means
Seth Sharp is a musician and performer in Iceland who is perhaps best known for his Prince tribute shows. On…
True Crime Iceland: The Hitchhiker Murder
I was only planning to scare them. I placed one shot into the rifle, which I carried in one hand,…
Our Local Regent: Great Moments In Icelandic Presidential History
As hard as it may be to believe, Iceland has only had five presidents since first gaining independence from Denmark…