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Here Comes the Flood
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Protests against the project so far have mostly been a few peaceful, largely ignored, demonstrations. One group, SavingIceland.org, is appealing…
Letters
Regarding the latest issue of Grapevine, I want to thank you for printing the thought-provoking article on the decline of…
WHERE THERE’S A WILL THERE’S A WAVE
I contacted Georg shortly after and as with most surfers you come across, he was very approachable and more than…
Letters
Dear Mr. Bart Cameron I picked up the latest issue of Reykjavík Grapevine yesterday and came across the following quote…
Crying WolfThe Myth of an Illegal Immigrant Problem
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The immigration problem looks to be extremely difficult and threatening in the way all things evil are difficult and threatening:…
How to Make Like P-Diddy and Invest in ICE
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According to Kauphöll Íslands, the Iceland Stock Exchange, all but three companies listed in securities trading group Kauphöll Íslands have…
Siv Friðleifsdóttir: Changing the Face of Icelandic Government?
“I want to make it a law that ministers can’t be members of parliament,” Siv Friðleifsdóttir tells me on the…
Thirty Minutes with Róbert Marshall
Unlike a prominent American journalist, Marshall resigned immediately. He has since rebuilt his reputation. He spoke with the Grapevine from…
THE PRICE OF HESITATION
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“In politics, an organized minority is a political majority.” – Jesse Jackson On March 18, 2003, a decision was made…
Letters
Hi there I just wanted to thank you for sending me the paper to Fréttablaðið. It’s nice to know you…
AMERICAN OF THE MONTH: The Reverend Al Sharpton
Preaching at the age of four, ordained a minister at the astonishing age of ten, and working for Rev. Jesse…
Hands up: who knows what Isthmus is?
My copy is well worn – it was published in 1988. I often scan through it with the hope of…
Erró’s Muse: They’ll Never Make a Movie of this
by Bart Cameron
Take a deep breath. Okay, let me relay the plot: In Issue One of the Silver Surfer, originally published in…
Letters
Whilst chatting with a friend on the corner of Austurstræti and Pósthússtræti the other day I was approached by a…
So, what´s all the fuss about?
by Þorvaldur Kristinsson - President of Reykjavík Gay Pride and Marcie Hume
“What we need is more men and women to enter marriage,” say the priests and fundamentalists who worry about the…
LETTERS
Received sms: The regulars at Kaffi Vín support you wholeheartedly 100%. It´s about time Icelanders accept the fact that the…
HALLGRÍMUR HELGASON
Two years ago and newly arrived in Iceland, 101 Reykjavik failed to give me the fuel for my romanticised notions…
Keflavík, We Have A Problem
So the summer continued. I had a chance to return to home to spend some days with my boys Jake…
The Media
by John Boyce
Did you ever hear the one about the politician, the actress and the White House dog? Well, the year was…
Letters
Dear Grapevine, Greetings from an Alaskan, here cycling through Iceland for two months. Upon my arrival in Reykjavik I happened…