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Best Of Reykjavík Shopping 2020: Best Homeware Shop
Consumerism might be destroying the planet, but hey, you can’t walk around naked. While Iceland may not be a worldwide…
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by The Reykjavík Grapevine and Andie Sophia Fontaine
We at the Reykjavík Grapevine are proud to announce two things: first, that we will be returning to publishing printed…
Bar Owners Issue Urgent Plea To Allow Re-openings On May 25th
by Poppy Askham
Pressure is mounting on officials to permit bars to reopen on May 25th. Several bar owners warn that financial realities…
Food Agency Warns Against Harvesting Mussels From Hvalfjörður
The Food Agency in Iceland has warned against picking mussels from Hvalfjörður and eating them. Diarrhetic Shellfish Poisoning (DSP) toxins…
Iceland’s First Children’s Assembly Presents Proposals To Parliament
by Poppy Askham
The results from Iceland’s first children’s assembly were presented to the Alþingi this morning, May 8th. The participants’ principal concerns…
Icelandic Government Makes Tentative Environmental Policy Progress
by Poppy Askham
The Icelandic Government has revealed several new environmental policies and proposals recently, including fresh funds for projects tackling climate change…
UPDATE: Fish Farm Waste Also Runs Into Dangerous Power Plant Hot Pools
by Poppy Askham
Waste from Stolt-Nielsen’s fish farms runs into a popular illegal swimming spot on the Reykjanes coastline, Visir reports As reported,…
Art In The Time Of Corona: Can Inherently Social Art Survive Isolation?
In this current climate, artists of all mediums are facing difficulties. When stuck in social distancing, quarantining, or—God forbid—dealing with…
Bifröst: The Bridge Between Humans And Gods
In Norse mythology, Bifröst is the burning rainbow bridge that extends between the realm of mortals and the realm of…
Food Of Iceland: Sterkar Djúpur, Liquorice With A Kick
by Poppy Askham
Only a deeply twisted mind could look at an innocuous chocolate-coated liquorice ball and think you know what this needs?…
Take Care Of Yourself, No One Else Will: The Grapevine’s “Guide” To Self-Care
If 2020 was a drink, it’d be Dasani. If it were a TV character, it’d be Georgina Sparks from Gossip…
Horror-Scopes: Guilty Pleasure Pisces
In Horror-Scopes, the Grapevine’s dedicated team of amateur single astrologists break down your upcoming weeks based on shit like leaves…
Vaccine Against Rabbit Haemorrhagic Disease Coming Soon To Iceland
A vaccine against an ultimately fatal disease that has been afflicting rabbits in Iceland will soon be arriving, Fréttablaðið reports….
Second Year In A Row Of No Whale Hunting
2020 will mark the second year in a row that no whales will be hunted for profit. Hvalur hf. announced…
VIDEO: Humpback Whale Freed From Fishing Net By Icelandic Coast Guard
by Poppy Askham
A humpback whale has been freed from fishing nets by the coast guard off the South coast of the Langanes…
Health Minister Approves Import Of Seeds For Industrial Hemp
Fréttablaðið reports that Minister of Health Svandís Svavarsdóttir has changed regulations regarding Iceland’s laws on intoxicating and addictive substances to…
Industrial Hemp Farm Still Trying To Convince Authorities That They’re Not Growing Drugs
A married couple who started a modest industrial hemp farm in Gautavík, East Iceland, are still having a hard time…
Local Woman Accused Of Impersonating A Nurse
Police arrested a woman on April 10th under suspicion of forging a medical degree and stealing drugs. An employee of…
Testing Times: Kári Stefánsson On deCODE’s COVID-19 Screening Programme
by Poppy Askham
As the rampant spread of COVID-19 outpaces testing capabilities the world over, even superpower nations are left guessing at infection…
Stay Cultured While You Social Distance, Intellectuals
Well, thanks to questionable food choices in another part of the world, we’ve all got a lot of time on…
Tarantulas Coming To Laugardalur Zoo
The Environmental Agency recently granted the Family Park and Zoo in Laugardalur the right to import tarantulas, RÚV reports. An…