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Getting The Old Snippity-Snip!
by Rex Beckett
Despite how it may sometimes seem, what with all the pregnant ladies and guys who can’t even spell the word…
Does Man Own Earth?
by Snorri Páll Jónsson Úlfhildarson
There are countless reasons for Magma Energy not being allowed to purchase HS Orka. Those who have no idea why…
Sour grapes and stuff
by You Guys!
MOST AWESOME LETTER Dear Mammút, Thank you for your postcard! It’s great to hear your tour is going well (or…
East Greenland Frozen In Time
A rocky mass jutting out of an ocean full of icebergs revealed itself below the clouds as our plane began…
Let Freedom And Matrimony Ring
by Rex Beckett
On June 27, 2010 Iceland became the ninth country to legalise equal marriage between all persons, regardless of gender. This…
Sour Grapes And Stuff
by You Guys!
A buncha POLAR BEER for your thoughts We’re not gonna lie to you: we really love us some beers. Some…
Grand Old Aunt Björk
ON THAT WHOLE MAGMA ENERGY/ HS ORKA THING -What, in your view, is the Magma deal all about? It is…
Minister of Education’s Assistant Apologizes
by grapevine
Minister of Education and Cultural Affairs Katrín Jakóbsdóttir told Eyjan that her assistant, Elías Jón Guðjónsson, has apologized to her…
EU Talks Begin Today
by grapevine
Accession talks between Iceland and the EU begin today, and Iceland is already bringing a number of points of emphasis…
Humanizing A Shrinking Nation
by Rex Beckett
On the morning of May 31st, mere hours after the Israeli flotilla attack, the Grapevine met with Palestinian-American writer Susan…
BEST OF REYKJAVÍK 2010 – SHOPPING AND COMMERCE EDITION
Oh, us. We spent all that time compiling a nifty BEST OF REYKJAVÍK 2010 list for our last issue. We…
Sour grapes and stuff
by You Guys!
A buncha POLAR BEER for your thoughts We’re not gonna lie to you: we really love us some beers. Some…
Regarding Styrmir Gunnarsson
by Ben Frost
There was a time in the not distant past when I would have bought all of what he had to…
Sour Grapes and Stuff
by You Guys!
A buncha POLAR BEER for your thoughts We’re not gonna lie to you: we really love us some beers. Some…
Hello, Is Anybody Out There?
Later this June—this autumn at the latest—Iceland is set to become a full candidate for membership of the European Union….
International Whaling Regulations Under Review
by Rex Beckett
Iceland’s annual whaling quotas could soon change after the International Whaling Commission’s meeting this week, being held in Agadir, Morocco….
Sour Grapes and Stuff
by You Guys!
A buncha POLAR BEER for your thoughts We’re not gonna lie to you: we really love us some beers. Some…
Sour Grapes And Stuff
by You Guys!
MOST AWESOME LETTER Hello there, here are some poems I thought might be of interest for your readers. Thanks, Hrafn…
Art In Translation
An international conference on language and the arts From May 27 to 29th, around sixty people from twenty-one countries (eruptions…
Sour Grapes And Stuff
MOST AWESOME LETTER A buncha POLAR BEER for your thoughts We’re not gonna lie to you: we really love us…
Apologies and Justice
Now that the “Black Report” has finally been issued—and criminal, tax, and regulatory investigations appear to finally be nearing fruition—our…