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Both Of Iceland’s Major Muslim Organisations Condemn Paris Attacks
Both of Iceland’s major Muslim organisations have condemned last Friday’s attacks in Paris. Meanwhile, police and the Interior Ministry, which…
The Case For Sex Work Decriminalization: Global Frameworks, Local Contexts
by Ragna Rök Jóns and Salvör Gullbrá
Ragna Rök Jóns and Salvör Gullbrá spent weeks tackling sex work as a nebulous problem before the final culmination of…
Airwaves, DAY THREE: Ten Perspectives!
The best show of the night was hands-down Ho99o9—the punked-out dark hip-hop performance turned the heat up and kept it…
The Ultimate Walk of Shame: STD Testing In Reykjavík
Few things strike fear into the heart of a person like the thought of having a sexually transmitted disease. An…
People Live In The Arctic, And Maybe This Is News
A week ago, during a session at the Arctic Circle conference, debates quickly turn to indigenous participation in media outlets,…
So What’s This “Controversial” Art In City Hall I Keep Hearing About?
Reykjavík’s City Hall currently hosts a large exhibit celebrating the hundred year anniversary of women’s right to vote in Iceland….
This IS Iceland’s Bear Scene: Bears On Ice 2015
This past weekend, an international cavalcade of burly men inundated the City of Reykjavík and its surrounding natural wonders. Who…
The Man Who Didn’t Like Hangikjöt: W.H. Auden In Iceland
by Helgi Hrafn Guðmundsson and Vera Illugadóttir
In 1936, a thirty-year-old poet from Britain travelled around Iceland. His name was Wystan Hugh Auden—you probably know him as…
[ˈkwarˌerˈeɪjaˌfjatl̥aˌjœːkʏɬ] Or, Why Is Icelandic Considered Difficult To Learn?
For most English-speaking tourists, the Icelandic language might be another in a long list of quaint novelties experienced from behind…
Sour Grapes & Stuff: Issue 13, 2015
by You Guys!
Say your piece, voice your opinion, send your letters to: letters@grapevine.is –––––––––– Dear team at grapevine, First of all having a…
Unpopular Opinion: Why SlutWalk Will Not Save Feminism
I remember my first SlutWalk. It was in September of 2011. The original 2011 SlutWalk in Toronto had quickly picked…
Kunstschlager: Young And Playfully Creative
These days, it’s not uncommon to see recent art school graduates finding strength in numbers and opening a studio together—it…
Origin Stories, Or: Why We Believe We Are Who We Think We Are
Every nation has an origin story. Unique about Icelanders in this regard, at least from the European perspective, is that…
Taking Pride In The Past And Future
The annual Reykjavík Pride is almost upon us, and there is a lot to look forward to. In addition to…
Digging Up Reykjavík’s Roots: Excavations Around The City Reveal Stories Of Iceland’s Past
by Katie Steen
Around 870 A.D., a Viking named Ingólfur Arnarson bravely sailed off from Norway (possibly because of a blood feud, but…
PRAISE ME, PLEASE!
Browsing the news this past October, a headline on local newspaper Morgunblaðið’s website caught my eye: “Icelandic Girl In The…
Searching For Reykjavík’s Best Old Fashioned
There’s no doubt that ‘Mad Men’—television auteur Matthew Weiner’s conflicted tribute to an America that was—left a great big legacy…
Happening Today: SlutWalk 2015
Join the marchers of the fifth annual SlutWalk on July 25 as they walk in solidarity with victims of sexual…
SlutWalk Aims For Record Breaking Year
The annual worldwide SlutWalk originated in 2011, in response to the comments of Toronto Police Constable Michael Sanguinetti, after he…
President Receives Fishing Quota Petition
President Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson said he would “have the petition in mind” in the event fishing quota legislation passed across…
Snoopadelic… Fuck That, Put On Tarantúlur
Snoop. The year 2009 called, Snoop. They want their tunes—no fuck it, 2003 called, they want their—you know what? Never…