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Full Metal Racket!
by Bogi Bjarnason, Bob Cluness and Ragnar Egilsson
The annual sweaty moshfest that is the Eistnaflug metal festival descended upon the tiny Eastfjords village of Neskaupstaður like a…
Who’s Afraid Of The Big Bad Black Swan?
Following the financial crash of 2008 one of the most common comments made was that “nobody saw it coming,” and…
Go Drive Around Iceland!
In case you were wondering… You’re seeing an unfamiliar face on this page because our seasoned editor Haukur S. Magnússon…
Dem Pesky Foreign Spin-Doctors
by Marc Vincenz
First off, a few tidbits of unexplored Iceland trivia for you. In the scheme of Europe, with 103.000 square kilometres,…
Eyjafjallajökull: Walking On Clouds
Utter the word ‘Eyjafjallajökull’ to many non-Icelanders and you’ll get a cringe and a travel horror story as a response….
THE BEST OF REYKJAVÍK 2011
Our annual BEST OF REYKJAVÍK LIST, 2K11 EDITION is finally here in all it’s listy listness. For the third year…
Morgunblaðið Journalist Accused Of Lying Again
by grapevine
The office of the Prime Minister has accused a journalist at Morgunblaðið of reporting fabrications, for the second time in…
Moving Mountains: Iceland’s Landscape Travelling Through Time
by Emily Burton
First-time filmmaker Svavar Jónatansson rode his motorcycle around Iceland in 2004. Awe-inspired by the landscape, he began photographing the scenery…
It Takes Five To Tango. Ehrm
by Bob Cluness
Most people’s idea of tango music evokes a night-time display of poise and passion in a small cafe in the…
FM Belfast: “It’s Incredibly Boring to Be Cool”
Árni Rúnar Hlöðversson and Lóa Hlín Hjálmtýsdóttir are surprisingly fresh, considering that the day before they flew into Iceland after…
Are Icelanders Americanized? Really?
With their propensity for obesity and economic mismanagement, one could be forgiven for thinking of the Icelanders as little Americans….
Percentage Of Foreign Prisoners Steady
by grapevine
The percentage of Icelandic prisoners who hail from other countries has remained even for the past three years now, the…
Lake Mývatn Tour: Back To The Way It Was
North-central Iceland’s attraction to tourists revolves primarily around two areas: Akureyri, for being “the capital of the north”, and Húsavík,…
Missing German Tourist Found
by grapevine
A tourist from Germany who went missing yesterday was found by rescuers, cold and wet but otherwise fine. RÛV reports…
Sour grapes and stuff
by You Guys!
MOST AWESOME LETTER: Dear Grapevine Music Staff Thank you for covering the Reykjavik Music Mess. I have followed your paper’s…
RMM FINAL DAY: A PLEASANT DEATH
Sunday night marked the end and, for many, the high point of fledgling music festival Reykjavík Music Mess. And all…
RMM SATURDAY: WHAT A DAY! WHAT A DAY!
Reykjavík Music Mess Saturday was apparently a lot of fun, at least if you were part of the Grapevine’s elite…
Literature In The Land Of The Inherently Cute
(Practically) all political writing engages in representation and a form of adjudication—i.e. “picking a side”. Classic social realist writing of…
For A Love Of Moisturiser And David Bowie
If you don’t know much about Deerhunter‘s music, you probably should. However, this interview might not provide much in the…
A Course Of Action I Cannot Suggest
by Guy Stewart
“The course of action I would suggest… is a course of action I can’t suggest!” The fictional President of the…
This Man Crossed Iceland With No Outside Help And He’ll Do It Again
Meet Louis-Philippe Loncke, art enthusiast-turned-engineer-turned explorer extraordinaire. Last summer Lou-Phi, as he likes to be called, completed an exploration first;…