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Matur Og Drykkur Dusts Off Some Recipe Books
Matur og Drykkur is a brand spanking new restaurant from the people who gave us renowned Westmann Islands restaurant Slippurinn….
What Kind Of Immigrant Are You?
A few years back, I provided the Icelandic immigrant community with the gift of an article on The Three Stages…
How To Incriminate Yourself Through Inaction
After weeks of mounting pressure and criticism, Iceland’s Minister of Finance, Bjarni Benediktsson, finally came out on Wednesday in support…
Weird. Neat. But, Weird
by Anna Manning
‘TAUGAR’, a review of the Icelandic Dance Company’s new workThis past Friday I attended the premiere of the Icelandic Dance…
Aniconism
Please dare to see —Debates on Monday #22“To photograph strangers without their permission is strange,” acknowledges avid street photographer Eric…
Hafþór Júlíus Breaks 1000 Year Old Lifting Record
Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson a.k.a The Mountain, made history by breaking a 1000 year old weightlifting record this weekend, reports Iron…
“Iceland’s Biggest Loser” Is The Most Erotic Show On TV
Northern Sights: A regular column of inaccurate observations and outright liesWeek 2-ish Peeking while perched in your neighbour’s tree, you…
Banks Did Not Fall In 2008, They Were Pushed, Says Professor
Professor Hannes Hólmsteinn Gissurarson claims that the reason all three major Icelandic banks, Glitnir, Landsbanki and Kaupþing, collapsed in October…
Festival Season Forever!
by John Rogers
Sónar Reykjavík is back! We talked to them!After reading about all the SAD and darkness in this issue, are you…
Behold! The Reykjavík Grapevine’s Third Annual Music Awards!
The following is true: We at The Reykjavík Grapevine really like music. You could say we love it. We love…
The Christmas Sweater: Another Awful Imported “Tradition”
Christmas is probably the best example of the power of globalized consumer culture, to be exact: how “traditions” are constantly…
Beauty And Its Discontents
KODDU Or What Does A Chain Reaction Look Like? —Debates on Monday #16 Rather than summarise 2014’s debates in brief,…
The Yule Lads Get Appy!
Now appearing at a smartphone near youAs every Iceland-enthusiast knows, the thirteen mischievous Yule Lads take turns leaving small gifts…
Icelandic Whisky — A Taste Of Things To Come
It exists, we tried it—and we liked itThe small and unassuming Eimverk distillery can be found in an industrial park…
Yule Year-Round: Visting Jólagarðurinn
A visit to the JólagarðurThis fall, while planning my first trip up North, I messaged a friend of mine who…
Orable Tradition
Pondering Icelanders’ love affair with questionable canned veggiesNostalgia marketing is big money but it is around the Holidays that it…
UN Expert Suggests Debt Relief For Renters
Urges founding Independent National Human Rights Institution — Highlights Renters, Foreigners And Children As Vulnerable GroupsCorrection: This story’s headline was…
Two Minutes Of Silence To Commemorate First Rate Health Care
For two minutes on Tuesday, Jón Þór Ólafsson, member of Alþingi on behalf of the Pirate Party, stood silent by…
WAR ON CHRISTMAS: Finally, An Icelandic Front
Anyone who’s followed American politics, or switched to Fox News over the holidays, knows that a full blown war is…
Spotify: The Market Sets The Price
Thoughts on costs, benefits and effectsRecently, the independent news site Nútíminn, leader among independent news sites named Nútíminn, ran an…
Iceland’s Economy Shrinks In Third Quarter
Austerity delivers anaemic growth: No surprise thereAfter years of growing at a respectable rate, the Icelandic economy seems to have…