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Smite The Kremlin: 20% Of All Icelanders Form A Russia-Sacking Football Horde
by John Rogers and Greig Robertson
With the doomsday clock ticking ever closer to footballing midnight, it’s now only three months until Iceland smites the world….
Curiouser And Curiouser: An Epicurean Adventure At Iceland’s Reigning Fine-Dining Champ
by John Rogers
It’s been said that receiving a Michelin star can be a blessing and a curse. It puts a restaurant on…
Get Naked Every Day: ‘About Looking’ Explores Female Nudity In Art
by John Rogers
In 2017, three friends and artistic collaborators—Eva Ísleifs, Katrín Inga Jónsdóttir Hjördísardóttir and Rakel McMahon—met up at an apartment in…
Pro-Assad Writers Hold Conference In Iceland
The news of the death of Haukur Hilmarsson, an Icelandic activist and anarchist who in all likelihood was killed fighting…
Museums in Strange Places Podcast #12: The Icelandic Aviation Museum
Hey there. I’m Hannah. I’m an American museum professional and Fulbright Fellow living in Reykjavík, and I’m the host of…
The Reykjavík Grapevine Design Awards 2018
Design, both consciously and unconsciously, penetrates our mind. Good design adds to the innate appreciation of an object while bad…
Remembering Jóhann Jóhannsson
It was with a heavy heart and shocked sadness that we reported last month the death of iconic Icelandic composer…
Fresh Currents: Meet The New Airwaves Chief Ísleifur Þórhallsson
by John Rogers
Some interesting news broke this February when it was revealed that the Iceland Airwaves Music Festival—the jewel in the crown…
Workers’ Spring: Meet The Immigrants Who Are Aiming For A Real Change
This spring, something revolutionary might happen in the realm of Icelandic trade unions. After 18 years of running Efling, one…
The Weekend Edit: 4 Things To Do In Reykjavík This Weekend
If you are tired of waking up early and toddle off to work without a proper breakfast after having hit…
This Day In Icelandic History: The First Casualty Of The Cod Wars Strikes
1976 was the year the Cod Wars between Iceland and Britain ended, but it was not without at least one…
Museums in Strange Places Podcast #11: Seal Center In Hvammstangi
Hey there. I’m Hannah. I’m an American museum professional and Fulbright Fellow living in Reykjavík, and I’m the host of…
Festival Season Arrives: Whiling Away Winter in the City Cinemas
Back in the dark ages before the advent of Bíó Paradís, one of the few opportunities Reykvikians had to see…
From Crime Fiction To Running The Government: Meet Iceland’s New Prime Minister
They say everyone in Iceland knows each other, but that’s an exaggeration. I went to visit the President, Guðni Th….
Grapevine Playlist: Kira Kira, Rex Pistols, Dream Wife & More
by John Rogers
2018 is a real thing that is happening to us all. Musicians included. Here are some of the latest and…
Speaking To The Dead
“Those the gods love the most, die the youngest. These are the words that come to mind when I think…
LP Archaeology: Iceland’s Record Sleeve History On Display At Hönnunarsafn
by John Rogers
Hönnunarsafn—The Museum of Icelandic Design—is a tucked away place, in the sprawling Reykjavík suburb of Garðabær. Boxed in by a…
Grapevine Music Awards: Band To Remember – Subterranean
Once a year, we at Grapevine honour the best and brightest of the Icelandic music scene by giving out awards…
The Reykjavik Poet Par-Excellence: Megas Talks About Music, Drugs, Björk, Toyota, Armageddon and the Afterlife
The first time I interviewed Megas was during my first summer as editor of the new paper Reykjavik Grapevine 15…
Best Of Iceland Awards: A Brief Guide To Not Dying
by John Rogers
The task of creating the Best of Iceland Awards—to distil the very best that Iceland has to offer to travellers—was…
Best Of Iceland Awards: South
Welcome to Grapevine’s Best Of Iceland—a guide to the best hikes, hotels, must see spots, eateries, road trips, tours, shops…