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Concert To Be Held Inside Volcano
If you have ever wanted to attend a concert being held inside a literal volcano, now is your chance. Organisers…
Winners Of The The Reykjavík Grapevine Design Awards 2016 Revealed
As you may have noticed from our DesignMarch special in our new issue, Icelandic design is thriving. With this in…
Icelandic Highlands Help In Mars Research
NASA has found Iceland’s Highlands similar enough to Mars to warrant conducting research here to learn more about the planet….
There And Back Again: Snowmobiling In The Land Of Mordor
In the land of Iceland, in the heart of 101, I meet my fellowship companion Art Bicnick—the photographer—outside Grapevine HQ…
The Westman Islands Are Alive (Even In The Wintertime)
Hrefna and I stumble onto Strætó’s 53 bus at precisely 5:43 in the morning. Behind us, the Mjódd bus station…
Art Matters: Ambitious Hjalteyri Factory Project Wins Eyrarrós Award
by John Rogers
The annual Eyrarrós arts award ceremony took place yesterday afternoon at The Freezer Hostel in Rif, Snæfelsnes. Locals and artists…
#GVpics Instagram Contest Is Back!
We’re kick-starting this year with a weekly Instagram competition. The rules are simple: bring out your smartphones and photograph whatever…
WTF Happened Last Year? 2015 In News
Every year, we at the Grapevine like to look back and reflect on some of the hottest, weirdest, and most…
Helicopter Pilot Charged In Holuhraun Landing
The helicopter pilot who flew a Kazakhstani billionaire to the site of the then-erupting Holuhraun volcano has been charged. Vísir…
Repeated Seismic Activity Around Bárðarbunga
Some seismic activity has been detected at the same locations at the site of the Bárðarbunga volcano, but there is…
MEET THE NWOIHH!
The holidays are here. Your relatives are annoying. Gifts are expensive. We all need something to kick the edge. Why…
What Happened With Reykjavík’s Ill-Fated Proposal To Ban Purchases From Israel
Last week, an outgoing Reykjavík City Councilperson for the Social Democrats, Björk Vilhelmsdottir, submitted a proposal to City Council that…
Icelandic Film Wins At San Sebastián Film Festival
Rúnar Rúnarsson’s film Sparrows (Þrestir) has won the Golden Shell award for Best Film at the San Sebastián International Film…
Werner Herzog Is In Iceland
Werner Herzog is currently in Iceland, and paid a special visit to the National Library. Icelandic television and movie news…
So What’s This I Keep Hearing About Icelanders Welcoming Refugees Into Their Homes?
Recently, over a thousand Icelanders took to Facebook to pledge their help to those fleeing Syria, with participants vowing to…
Beer Connoisseur’s Guide To Icelandic Beer
You have probably read somewhere that Icelandic authorities banned beer for very, very many years, until 1989. But true freedom…
So What’re These Russian Trade Sanctions I Keep Hearing About?
In March of last year, Iceland joined in internationally coordinated trade sanctions against Russia. The principal advocates were the United…
BREAKING: Bollywood Director Shooting In Iceland
Bollywood choreographer-director Farah Khan and others are currently in Iceland to shoot a romantic number. India.com reports that Farah is…
Proposal On Top Of Eyjafjallajökull – VIDEO
In what may be a first for the volcanic peak, a marriage engagement officially began on Eyjafjallajökull. Professional poker player…
Iceland’s National Sport: Football On The Edge Of The World
by John Rogers
On a recent grey and drizzly summer evening, the streets of downtown Reykjavík were oddly empty. But other than the…
So What’s This Crumbling Healthcare System I Keep Hearing About?
In recent years, a number of recurring news stories have appeared on the front pages of Icelandic newspapers, greeting the…