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War Of The Nerds: More Like Fortnótt!
In the ‘War Of The Nerds’ column, we usually dive into a of sordid tale of drama involving a specific…
Abstract Hip Hop, Conceptual Art And Homebirths With Curver Thoroddsen
Curver Thoroddsen is an artist, musician, Björk collaborator, and one half of experimental electric band Ghostigital. These are a few…
War Of The Nerds: Hugleikur’s HÚ-riffic Tale
Syphilis. The Spanish Inquisition. Ariana Grande’s ‘No Tears Left To Cry’—there are some things you just can’t joke about. But…
War Of The Nerds: Bowzer’s Final Revenge
Freddi is a beloved Reykjavík arcade that offers everything from old school pinball to new school GTA. If you’ve never…
City Guide: The Reykjavík Underground
As repeat visitors to Reykjavík often remark, the Laugavegur strip has evolved into an open-topped puffin mall over recent years….
Reykjavik’s Greatest Hits: The Shenanigans Of City Halls Past
Most of our readers are familiar with the wacky hijinks of Parliament and all its scandals and early elections. Meanwhile,…
War Of The Nerds: The Counter-Strike Soap Opera
Around ten to fifteen years ago, Counter-Strike basically occupied the cultural and mental space that Fortnight now does a.k.a. it…
War Of The Nerds: The Grudge Of A Lifetime
For you loser plebeians out there, EVE Online is an Icelandic MMORPG—i.e. World Of Warcraft type thing—set in space. It’s…
Best Of Reykjavík 2018: Best Record Store
While high prices mean Reykjavík isn’t really thought of as a shopper’s paradise, there are still plenty of great local…
Remembering Jóhann Jóhannsson
It was with a heavy heart and shocked sadness that we reported last month the death of iconic Icelandic composer…
Editorial: Bangs & Flairs At Iceland Airwaves
Iceland Airwaves finished last weekend with a folksy bang and an artistic flair. Those who wanted to see the folk…
Editorial: Iceland Airwaves – Still Going Strong!
Iceland Airwaves finished last weekend with a folksy bang and an artistic flair. Those who wanted to see the folk…
Airwaves Friday Super Review, Pt. 2: The Real Shit
While one half of our review team checked out gothic gloom, cheesy rap, and party explosions, the other half scoured…
Starr Power: Reykjavík’s Drag Renaissance
by John Rogers
Gógó Starr emerges from behind the red velvet curtain with a glowing smile, wearing an exaggeratedly glamorous sequined black dress…
Track by Track: Úlfur Úlfur – Hefnið okkar
Úlfur Úlfur recently dropped their sophomore album, ‘Hefnið okkar’, which means “Avenge Us.” Rappers Helgi and Arnar gave us the…
Neil Gaiman’s Norse Mythology: The Greatest Hits
Neil Gaiman, one of the world’s most beloved genre-bending fiction writers has written a retelling of Norse Mythology. The slow…
It’s The Winners Of The Fifth Annual Grapevine Music Awards!
What do they have that you don’t? It’s the fifth annual Grapevine Music Awards. Which means that it’s the fifth…
Indecision 2016: Iceland Edition
by Stígur Helgason and Andie Sophia Fontaine
The pessimist’s guide to Icelandic politics One can’t help but envy the two-party systems of the US and (more or…
Iceland On Instagram: This Week’s #GVpics Champion
We’ve had a steady stream of Instagram photographs marked #GVpics that continually amaze us, and this week was no exception….
Soup Tuesday: Looney Toons Minestrone With Shaved Parmesan
In Iceland, Donald Duck is king. Apparently, it’s a Scandinavian thing. Despite this, the only shaped noodles I could…
Soup Tuesday: Nýrnabaunasúpa, Chilli & Bean Soup
This was a happy accident. I was shopping in Bónus, looking for black beans. We were going to make a…