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Tourist of the Year 2014
by John Rogers
Wow, tourism really did dominate the landscape of debate here in 2014, didn’t it? We here at Grapevine have spent…
Year In News: 2014
The year 2014 was chock-full of controversies, blunders, humour, and, of course, cat stories. So brew yourself a cuppa and…
Found Lost Wedding Ring After 64 Years
Óskar Jónsson of Dalvík was reunited with his wedding ring over the weekend, it had been missing for 64 years,…
On New Year’s Day, 500 People Lose Unemployment Insurance
Clients given ten days notice —172 job vacancies listed in November —Minister optimistOn December 18, the Directorate of Labour announced…
MFÍK Urges Investigation Of Iceland’s Role In CIA Torture
“Being an accomplice to torture is a war crime,” says MFÍK Chair Þórhildur Sunna ÆvarsdóttirÞórhildur Sunna Ævarsdóttir, Chair of the…
Until Friday, Icelandair’s Hotel Marina Served “Apartheid” Cocktail
Staff Member Allegedly Not Familiar With The Words MeaningHotel Reykjavík Marina, owned by Icelandair, has apologised for the name of…
UN Expert Suggests Debt Relief For Renters
Urges founding Independent National Human Rights Institution — Highlights Renters, Foreigners And Children As Vulnerable GroupsCorrection: This story’s headline was…
Icelandic Christmas Buffet at Skrúður
Skrúður at Hótel SagaSkrúður is an institution in family-friendly Christmas buffets. There are fancier buffets, there are more innovative buffets,…
In The Company Of Cocks Are Pink Street Boys’ Enemy Band
Pink Street Boys have been tearing Reykjavík a new one with their extremely loud and dirty brand of garage rock….
Get Outta Town: Stuff To Avoid Airwaves
Your complete Airwaves guide to getting the hell away from Airwaves!Feeling an overwhelming urge to explore the nearby towns without…
No Usual Suspects
Árstíðir dj flugvél og geimskip Fufanu Júníus Meyvant Kaleo Kiasmos Low Roar M-Band Óbó Rökkurró Samaris Skálmöld Sóley Sólstafir…
What To Do When Disaster Strikes At Airwaves
LOST WALLET/PHONE/WHATEVER EDITIONIf you lose you wallet/phone/heirloom jewellery at Airwaves, your first instinct is probably going to be PANIC. As…
We Care A Lot
Hey, check out the above photo. Who are those people? I’ll tell you: I’m in there, along with our designer…
AmabAdamA: A Review
by Alda Kravec
Bands like Hjálmar and Ojba Rasta have shown that Icelandic reggae is not necessarily something to scoff at. White guys…
The New Kids On The Block
Skyrta will make you a made-to-measure shirtLaugavegur, quite the dandy’s lane, is swarming with trendy menswear addresses that all offer…
A Guide To Reykjavík Bathrooms
The Nighttime Edition Something that always seems to be missing in reviews of restaurants, bars, cafés and whatnot, is the…
A Stirring Depiction of Human Loneliness
Book review: `The Creator’ by Guðrún Eva MínervudóttirLóa, a distraught single mother whose eldest daughter suffers from a severe case…
A Turkish Taste At Last
When thinking of Mediterranean cuisine in Iceland, not much comes to mind save for the Italian restaurants that have for…
Thieving Santas And Priest-Driven Volcanoes: Hitchhiking To Skaftafell
by Jess Spoto
Fists clenched, a middle aged bald man sits torn between frustration and amusement. “But Iceland is so ordinary. Nothing exciting…
Dominique Believes
The constant outsider reflects, by requestDominique Lameule is a self-confessed, bona-fide Icelandophile. The 38-year-old Frenchman-slash-German has travelled to Iceland at…
PU$$WHIPPE ’93 MANIFESTOEN
Fuck You. Fuck With Me.“I don’t give a fuck/on that new school punk shit,/ all these niggas suck/this that new…