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Special Holiday For Nonbinary People In Iceland Today
You may have heard of bóndadagur and konadagur; now get ready for kváradagur, a holiday just for nonbinary people in…
Reykjavik Grapevine’s 16th ‘Ask Me Anything’ Is Here!
Valur Grettisson (Editor-In-Chief) and Andie Sophia Fontaine (News Editor) are back, and we had a great time talking about Icelandic…
Mayor Of Reykjavík Might Cut All Diplomatic Connections With Moscow
Dagur B. Eggertsson, Mayor of Reykjavík, said in an interview with Visir.is that it’s possible that the city will cut…
One In Ten Icelanders Now With Coronavirus
According to the latest data from covid.is, the 14-day incidence of the coronavirus per 100,000 people is now 10,460. In…
Icelandic Moonshine Now Available On Store Shelves
MBL reports that the brewery KHB of Borgarfjörður eystri in East Iceland has released a new take on an old…
The Optimist: First Lady of Iceland, Eliza Reid, On Her New Book, Writing, And Gender Equality
Eliza Reid, the Canadian-born journalist and writer who ended up First Lady of Iceland after her husband, historian Guðni Th….
The Personal Is Political: Podcaster & Activist Edda Falak On Misogyny, Sexual Violence, And The Failures Of Government
Long-time readers of the Grapevine may have noticed a series of stories over the past few years on prominent, often…
Addiction Centre Director Resigns Amidst Revelations From Former Sex Worker
The now-former director of the National Center of Addiction Medicine (SÁÁ), Einar Hermannsson, resigned from his position last Monday, telling…
Foreign Minister: Tweet Quoting MLK Not About COVID Restrictions
Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a holiday in the US celebrated on the third Monday in January. As is…
The View From The Piano: Damon Albarn’s Love Affair With Iceland
I’m at the Reykjavík home of Damon Albarn of Blur and Gorillaz fame, sitting in his living room—an enormous space…
Best Of Reykjavík Shopping 2021: Hidden Gem
We at the Grapevine couldn’t be more excited about the future of Icelandic design. It seems that every year the…
Best Of Reykjavík Shopping 2021: Best Jewellery Shop
We at the Grapevine couldn’t be more excited about the future of Icelandic design. It seems that every year the…
Best Of Reykjavík Shopping 2021: Best Fashion Boutique
We at the Grapevine couldn’t be more excited about the future of Icelandic design. It seems that every year the…
Best Of Reykjavík Drinking 2021: Best Craft Bar
The pandemic restrictions certainly shook up the Reykjavík bar scene in 2020, but that doesn’t mean that our favourite drinking…
RVK Newscast #135: Earthquakes Are Back! Plus A Few Words On La Palma
On today’s newscast: after months of quiet, over 200 earthquakes have been recorded around the volcano. Something just might be…
Best Of Reykjavík Drinking 2021: Best Place For Cocktails
The pandemic restrictions certainly shook up the Reykjavík bar scene in 2020, but that doesn’t mean that our favourite drinking…
Rumors Of People Deliberately Infecting Themselves With COVID-19
by Reetta Huhta
According to radio station Bylgjan’s program Bitið, there have been rumors about people who intentionally try to infect themselves with…
Satanist Desires To Be Called ‘Lucifer’
by Alina Maurer
Many have had struggles with name approvals by the Icelandic Naming Committee. Yesterday, the Reykjavík District Court revoked the ruling…
Fancies: Álfgrímur a.k.a. Elfgrime
Fancies is a Grapevine series where we highlight an individual with supreme style. Our latest subject is Álfgrímur a.k.a. Elfgrime…
‘There’s The New Constitution’: Libia Castro & Ólafur Ólafsson Will Never Stop Fighting
For almost 10 years, the cry of ‘Hvar er nýja stjórnarskráin?’ (‘Where’s the new constitution?’) has been heard around the…
Foreign Minister, Leading Coalition Party Condemn Israel’s Attacks On Palestinians
Attacks on Gaza have intensified, with Israeli air strikes so far killing 119 Palestinians, including 31 children, and Israeli troops…