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NATURAL TRANSITION
by Rex Beckett
On June 27, the anniversary of the Stonewall Riots, a landmark occasion for human rights took place in Iceland as…
Eistnaflug 2012 Friday REVIEW
by Dru Morrison
Waking up, last night’s events come back in fog and static, interspersed between moments of flat black. This wasn’t due…
The Power Of The Unsaid
by Snorri Páll Jónsson Úlfhildarson
In Grapevine’s last issue, Kári Túlinius poses a question that he then attempts to answer: “What became of the far…
The Best Places To Skateboard In Reykjavík
I came to Iceland for the first time in 2006 specifically to skateboard. At the time, I literally knew nothing…
What’s Best About Reykjavík?
I’ve been thinking about this question for the last week, as we’ve been making our fourth annual Best of Reykjavík…
Two Years Old: IMMI Inches Through Icelandic Parliament
When IMMI, the Icelandic Modern Media Initiative, turned two years old this month, supporters cheered a few accomplishments it has…
The Political Becomes Personal
Grapevine attends Patreksfjörður’s Skjaldborg Documentary Film FestivalAn unspoken rule of the Skjaldborg Documentary Film Festival in Patreksfjörður is: What happens…
The Television Personality
Þóra Arnórsdóttir is a 37-year-old mother, journalist, and presidential candidate. As a reporter and game show host for the state-owned…
The Negotiator
A hulking home computer produced in 1982 sits on Stefán Haukur Jóhannesson’s desk at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs in…
Iceland’s Courts Jail Teen Refugees
by Snorri Páll Jónsson Úlfhildarson
At the same time as Iceland’s media revelled in its news last week about Iceland being one of “the best…
Sigur Rós Denies Split Rumours, Confirms Others
In an exclusive interview with the Grapevine, Georg Hólm (Goggi) and Jón Þór Birgisson (Jónsi) deny persistent rumors that Kjartan…
Iceland And The Rest Of The World
For many centuries Iceland was a colony of Denmark. Due to its isolation, it was largely neglected until the nineteenth…
News in Brief: April Edition
Well, Hamborgarabúllan, one of Iceland’s most treasured hamburger shops, will soon be opening in London. Owner Tómas A. Tómasson told…
Hello, Kitty!
by Rex Beckett
Reykjavík’s weirdest girl scored a free trip to China and told us howSometime in early 2007, a fabulous group of…
Young Conservatives Offer Double For Plastic Cup PM Drank From
by grapevine
The Youth Organisation of the Independence Party of Iceland (SUS) has offered double the amount the Visual Arts Centre in…
What It Feels Like
by Rex Beckett
Margo Dooney delves into the life of the modern Icelandic girlWhat is the condition of being a teenage girl in…
Continental Rift 2
In our February issue I wrote about observing Icelandic discourse from afar, via social media and also via regular media….
Former Kaupthing Director With Strong Words Over Testimony
by grapevine
Former Kaupthing director Hreiðar Már Sigurðsson took the stand today at the trial of former Prime Minister Geir H. Haarde,…
Parliamentarian Name Declared Legal
by grapevine
The Name Committee has rejected a name on the grounds that it was intended for the wrong gender, and the…
Embrace The Crazy
Ragnar Kjartansson and Markús Þór Andrésson discuss Icelandic art in 2011When we last spoke to artist Ragnar Kjartansson in the…
Sour Grapes & Stuff
by You Guys!
MOST AWESOME LETTER: Dear Grapevine, my name is Fabio, I’m from Italy. A few days ago I was in Reykjavik…