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The Iceland Diaries #1 – Spring Is A Lie
Foreigners often delight in expressing their confusion over the Icelandic holiday known as “the first day of summer”, and not…
Low Press Freedom In Iceland Cause For Concern
Press freedom is still considerably low in Iceland, and Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has expressed concerns in their yearly report….
Divide And Conquer: When The Opposition Eats Itself
The breaking news of the Panama Papers leak last week, and the Icelandic politicians involved, has sparked some truly inspiring…
RECAP: The Eddic Poetry Special
Although I’d like to think that every month in Iceland is National Poetry Month, the reality is that Iceland doesn’t…
SAFETY UNLEASHED: An Idiot’s Guide To Avoiding Accidents, Mishaps, And Certain Death In Iceland
by Ciarán Daly
Iceland may be one of the safest countries in the world, but it is definitely not a safe island. Since…
The Unraveling Of A Government: The Panama Papers And Iceland
In March, Anna Sigurlaug Pálsdóttir, the wife of (now former) Prime Minister Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson, posted a status update on…
Photos: Peaceful Protest Sees 23k Participants And 3 Arrests
by John Rogers
The first protest that took place outside Althingi after the Panama Papers revelations was one of the biggest in Iceland’s…
Inside Cooper & Gorfer’s Mesmerising Weather Diaries
by John Rogers
Very occasionally, arriving in a new place can feel like stepping into another world. It might be a spot within…
Take A Moment: There’s More To Borgarnes Than Bónus And N1
Borganes is perhaps best known as the last‐chance gas and Bónus stop before the long drive onward to the remote…
Crime, Sex And Milk: Talking “Trapped” With Ólafur Darri
After hitting UK shores earlier this year in all its subtitled glory, Baltasar Kormákur’s Trapped (Ófærð) has quickly become the…
Slut-Shaming And State-Sponsored Persecution In “Situation” Era Iceland
Starting in 1940, Iceland’s occupation by Allied forces during WWII was for the most part a peaceful one, at least…
Iceland: 27 Years Of Legal Beer
On this day in 1989, Iceland took the decision to make beer legal again. The saga begins in 1908, when…
Hveragerði’s Creative Streak Shows At Listasafn Árnesinga
by John Rogers
Hveragerði is a discrete sort of town. Tucked away just over the dramatic Hellisheiði pass, many southbound travellers pass by…
Murder & Modular Synths: An Audience With Frank Murder
Frank Murder is a child of the hybrid street culture of the late 80s and 90s who’s been on the…
Welcome To The Circle – Meet The Men Behind Iceland’s Thriving Black Metal Scene
Hafsteinn Viðar, the man behind the solo black metal project Wormlust, requested that our interview take place at the Cathedral…
Wounded Eagle To Make Full Recovery
A wounded eagle found by tourists in west Iceland is now recuperating, and should return to the wild next month….
Health Care Petition Halfway There After Just 5 Days
The petition to increase funding for health care is already halfway to to its goal of 100,000 signatures only five…
Look! It’s The Winners Of Reykjavík Grapevine’s 2016 Music Awards
by Davíð Roach
How often does an event have to be repeated to warrant tradition status? If the number is four, we present…
Presenting: The Year 2015 In #Hashtags, #Gates & #Thrones
by John Rogers
Wow, 2015 went by FAST, huh. There was so much going on! The real world continued to turn, and to…
It Wasn’t All Bad: Highlights From Last Year In Sports
Athlete of the year: Eygló Ósk Gústafsdóttir by Hrefna Björg Gylfadóttir On the second to last day of 2015, twenty-year-old…
So What’s This Presidential Election I Keep Hearing About
[EDITOR’S NOTE: In his New Year’s address yesterday, January 1, 2016, Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson announced he would not be seeking…