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Is the State-Owned Journalist Truly State-Owned?
by Bart Cameron
Known to sniff out BS from a mile away, Kristján Kristjánsson is one of the most respected journalists in Iceland….
Graffiti – A Half a Billion ISK Industry
Deep inside the city’s bureaucracy, a man is concocting a plan. He has been given the task of eradicating graffiti…
Protesting Kárahnjúkar:
Following the Kárahnjúkar protests of 2005 was anything but boring. The year might have started off with some grumblings between…
Endometriosis:
Cramps. Even the word is a turn off. Women don’t want to think about it. Men don’t want to know….
Letters
Dear Bart, My name is Matthew Patton. I am a musician and I live in Canada, actually in Winnipeg near…
We Know Your Identity Number:
by Ian Watson
The kennitala — Iceland’s personal identification number — has been getting a bad rap lately. Persónuvernd (the Icelandic Data Protection…
Letters
Dear Bart, At the risk of sounding like every other reader writing in to The Grapevine, I’d like to begin…
No More Party Papers
by grapevine
After ten years at the now solely online Progressive party newspaper Tíminn and 31 years at govenment radio, Kári Jónasson…
Nobody Should Have to Work for Free:
Last year, the independent theatre scene in Iceland had something for everyone to enjoy. Shows like Fame and Grease catered…
Letters
Dear Editor Great idea to have a memorial service for the Hiroshima anniversary. Maybe not such a great idea to…
Five Beers or Better
by Bart Cameron
Trabant -Emotional Worth six beers. Costs four beers. Trabant have captured the energy of their live shows, but, much better,…
Turning the City into the Suburbs
Reykjavík is a car city, for better or worse. According to Statistics Iceland, as of 2003 there are 69,727 private…
t.A.T.u: Good Music, Sleazy Origins
by grapevine
Invented pop groups – bands formed by managers more concerned with marketing than talent – have been with us since…
Paul Gill: Friend of the Earth or Braying Ass? You Be the Judge
by grapevine
As you might remember, in Issue 7 of Grapevine we interviewed Ólafur Páll Sigurðsson, one of many people who protest…
Putting the G8 into Perspective
This year’s G8 Gleneagles summit became an unusually high-publicity event for Britons. One obvious reason is that it was held…
The Consequence of Gender Inequity
by Bart Cameron
The dirty secret of the great Icelandic holiday Verslunarmannahelgi (Merchants’ Holiday) is that while many young Icelanders manage to only…
Not a Rational Decision
by Bart Cameron
A couple of American emigrants stopped by The Grapevine office this week to discuss their move, our paper, and the…
Pylsur Power!Wham!
by Eliza Reid
Sure, the Blue Lagoon is the most visited place in Iceland. Strokkur at the Geysir site spews steaming sulphur-smelling water…
Interview with Sigríður Dögg Auðunsdóttir
Can you explain to a foreigner what exactly is going on with the banking scandal regarding privatization of Icelandic banks?…
Benign Carelessness
Are you a better director now than when you made Nói Albinói? No, not really. The period between takes is…
LETTERS
Dear Sir/Madam, I live in India — thousands of miles away from Iceland’s shores. Tonight there was a special Oprah…