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Progressives Speak Out Against Chairman’s Perceived Xenophobia
by grapevine
Members of the Progressive Party have sent out a strongly worded statement against party chairman Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson’s recent remarks…
What New York Times Magazine Thinks Of Iceland
by Marc Vincenz
On Friday, May 13 (of all days), New York Times Magazine ran with an article by shock-reporter and radio commentator,…
Maybe Partying Will Help
Wow. Every bar in 101 Reykjavík, huh? That’s a lot of bars. Rating and reviewing all of them is a…
Whatever Happened to Our Crisis?
In a great article in the last issue of Grapevine (yes, every conversation should start with those words), writer Eiríkur…
ICELAND’S BIG BROTHER IN LAW?
Passed by the parliament and quietly signed by the President just before the country shut down for its four-day Easter…
THE CULTURE OF INCREDIBILITY
by Rex Beckett
After finishing reading Hildur Lilliendahl’s editorial piece ‘CAR CLAIMS TO HAVE CAUGHT FIRE’ one can hardly be blamed for losing…
Bob And Sindri Go Músíktilraunir!
by Sindri Eldon and Bob Cluness
Every year, Músíktilraunir (“Music Experiments”) are held to locate and reward the most innovative undiscovered bands in Iceland. To fully…
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…
A FOREIGNER’S GUIDE TO THE CONFUSING WORLD OF ICELANDIC CELEBRITIES
While America is awash in third generation entitlematon celebrity and other fruit of Satan’s loins and the UK drags fame-starved…
Sour grapes and stuff
by You Guys!
MOST AWESOME LETTER: Hi Grapevine, sorry this is more of a rant about the Icelandic postal system – my record…
Birgitta Jónsdóttir and the Icelandic-American Debacle
For both Iceland and the U.S., Cablegate has been a point of great contention. Whether that changes remains to be…
Another Year Has Passed: Where Are We Now?
In October 2008, on the eve of the economic crash, then Prime Minister Geir Haarde appeared on television and gave…
Here Today Gone Tomorrow Or Next Week
by Alda Kravec
In early 2009, a new institution washed ashore in the Reykjavík harbour, a little lifeboat providing some refuge from Iceland’s…
Release Concert FRENZY Tonight!
Everyone’s two favourite Icelandic albums from last year are being celebrated tonight, with massive release concert party fun shindigs a…
Information Without Borders?
The info-wars have begun, and Iceland is begging to be the legislative battleground. In the wake of the international controversy…
Social Centre Imposes Dress Code On Young People
by grapevine
The Association of Community Centres, or Samfés, has issued a dress code for people attending any of the balls the…
Sour Grapes And Stuff
by You Guys!
MOST AWESOME LETTER: Dear Grapevine, I am an Australian who has just arrived in Reykjavik for the first time (and…
IMF Urged “Debt Restructuring Outside Courts”
by Sam Knight
According to one of the American diplomatic cables released by WikiLeaks, Mark Flanagan, chief of the IMF team in Iceland,…
Trial Of Reykjavík Nine Continues: Yesterday’s Trial Reaches Surreal Proportions, Prime Minister Calls It “Sad”
by grapevine
Now in its second day, the trial of the so-called Reykjavík Nine had a bizarre first day, with evidence botched…
Government Takes Action On HS Orka
by grapevine
Just days after organisers presented the government with the signatures of some 50,000 Icelanders calling for a stop of the…
The Most Important Hard, Fast, and Heavy of 2001-10
No one wants to make a list like this. You like to get stoned (no pun) to death by disappointed…