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Dog Missing For 20 Days Found On Mountainside, Rescued, And Reunited With Owners

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Píla, a dog living in Bolungarvík who was scared off by fireworks and since went missing on January 6th, has…

Dog Park Possibly Built In Klambratún

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Among the proposals that have been submitted by the City of Reykjavík for the district planning of Norðurmýri, Holt and…

Wist From The Westfjords: The Gentle Folk Of Árný Margrét

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Árný Margrét creates sublime, wistful songs that draw on themes of love and longing in the best tradition of heartfelt…

Union Heads Resign: Conflict Between Leadership, Current And Former Members

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Sólveig Anna Jónsdóttir, the director of labour union Efling, announced she was resigning from her position yesterday, RÚV reports. Shortly…

The Cat Returns—After Four Years

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Narfi, a nine-year-old cat who has been missing for the past four, has been found at last, Vísir reports, due…

Art! Art! Art! Our Art Picks For This Week!

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Art is the food of the soul. Someone said that, right? Anyway, here’s some art exhibits you shouldn’t miss.  Intruder…

Cheer Up, Dear: The Grapevine’s Guide To A Happy Reykjavík Day

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“It can’t rain all the time,” Eric Draven famously said. However, in a town with weather like Reykjavík, it can…

Missing Honeymoon To Iceland After Experimental Vaccination With Novavax

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Pete Harris from England recently found out that he would be missing his dream honeymoon to Iceland after participating in…

Tourists Behave Riskier Than Locals At Eruption Site

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Tourists seem to behave differently at the eruption site than locals. According to RÚV, foreign tourists are more likely to…

The Butterfly Effect In The North: Egill Bjarnason On How Iceland Changed The World

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It’s not that Icelanders are full on megalomaniacs (we are though, in general), but our history and culture have shaped…

RVK Newscast #111: Katla’s Folklore Explained & The Last Of COVID-19

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Iceland is doing very well with vaccinations, meaning that we are very close to abolishing all domestic restrictions in connection…

Picture Story: Guardians Of The Geldingadalsgos

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Iceland’s civil defence relies heavily on local search and rescue (SAR) teams, highly-trained volunteers who undertake a huge range of…

Traditional Iceland With Miss Iceland: Elísabet Hulda’s Perfect Day

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Elísabet Hulda Snorradóttir is the reigning Miss Universe Iceland 2020 as well as a Chinese Studies student at the University…

Remember That Girl Who Cried, Left The Party And Moved To Berlin?: ‘Norms’ Is A Web Series About Her

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“This is a story about a dildo.” And so begins the trailer for ‘Norms’, a new web series by the…

Volcano Closed To The Public Today Due To Pathway Construction

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The volcanic eruption at Geldingadalur will be closed today as rescue teams are constructing and updating the hiking trails. The…

Elon Musk Mocks Iceland In SNL Sketch

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What do you do when you’re a billionaire and signed up for a sketch on Saturday Night Live? Right –…

How To Enjoy Icelandic Kjötsúpa After All The Sheep Are Gone

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It has recently come to light that there are now fewer sheep in Iceland than there were over 100 years…

Missing Cat Found After 8 Years

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Finally some heart-warming news, in a time when everything else relates to our current “favourite” topic—the pandemic. On Sunday, Villikettir…

Grapevine Playlist: BSÍ, Lord Pusswhip, Pale Moon, Blankiflúr & More!

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Happy summer! You know what goes great with summer? Music! Also vaccines! Pale Moon – Parachutes Just in time for…

One Does Simply Walk To Geldingadalur: A Magmanificent Day Out

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Over the past two months, Iceland’s been shakin’ like the Stevens due to the crazy amount of seismic activity going…

Tales Of A Michigan Boy: The Open Book Of John Grant

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“I suppose I never really tire of going back over my life, and trying to figure out what the fuck…