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Walking In The Shadows Of Giants
by Sigurður Trausti Traustason
There are many sculptures and attempts at public art strewn over Reykjavík. Most of the time we don’t notice them,…
Full Metal Racket!
by Bogi Bjarnason, Bob Cluness and Ragnar Egilsson
The annual sweaty moshfest that is the Eistnaflug metal festival descended upon the tiny Eastfjords village of Neskaupstaður like a…
Sour Grapes and Stuff
by You Guys!
MOST AWESOME LETTER It is ridiculous that Don Freeman gets to write in this paper. [http://www.grapevine.is/Home/ReadArticle/WHALING-IN-ICELAND] First of all, he…
High Streets And Piss Pots
by Alda Kravec
An introduction to Einar Már Guðmundsson’s new book ‘Bankastræti Núll’Before the authorities plugged them up in 2006, there used to…
Who Are Our Übermenschen?
It wasn’t until two weeks ago when we decided to print a walking tour of some of Einar Jónsson’s statues…
Bus Accident Likely Caused By Reckless Driving
by grapevine
A bus that flipped completely over and sank into a lake with 22 passengers on board may have been the…
Skriðuklaustur: Glaciers, Catholics And German Architecture
A twenty-five minute drive out of Egilsstaðir along Lagarfljót lake will take you to Skriðuklaustur, which is a unique destination…
Who’s Afraid Of The Big Bad Black Swan?
Following the financial crash of 2008 one of the most common comments made was that “nobody saw it coming,” and…
A Viking-Style Dallas (And The Vikings’ Boring Descendants)
The South of Iceland is very rightfully one of the country’s more popular tourism destinations. The severely geothermally active region…
Do You Read Me?
Everyday, we face a constant interaction with our internal and external environments that requires of us one hyperawesome skill: LITER-ACY….
You Cannot Put Rules On Love
Hörður Torfason—troubadour, songwriter, actor, director and human rights activist—is one of Iceland’s living legends. In recent memory, he was the…
WHY I BOTHER – PART II
Ok. So in part one I told you good people about some quite infuriating examples of misogyny in the Icelandic…
SIGHING OF THE LAMBS
1919 Restaurant is on the first floor of the Radison Blu 1919 Hotel (luckily that wasn’t the first mouthful of…
THE TRAGIC STORY OF SÆVAR CIESIELSKI
Sævar Ciesielski died in Copenhagen on July 13, of accidental causes. He was nothing less than Iceland’s most famous felon….
Constitution Draft Submitted
by grapevine
The Constitutional Committee completed its task of creating a draft for Iceland’s new constitution yesterday, and will soon be submitted…
The Many Mindless Murders Of The Great Auk
Do you remember the story of the Great Auk, or as Icelanders like to call it, the geirfugl? The history…
When Ireland Met Iceland
Connecting two islands, one lighthouse at a timeGalway City, Ireland. As I make my way through its winding streets on…
FIGHT THE POWER
by Bob Cluness
Where have all the protest songs gone? Music, politics, ideas. You don’t really hear much about that nowadays do you?…
Will 101 Reykjavík Ever Reclaim Its River?
Lækjargata is one of the main streets of downtown Reykjavík, lying alongside Reykjavík’s pond, Tjörnin, through the centre of town…
Relive The History Of Reykjavík —For Free!
Most cities and towns around the world have a fascinating history that the common visitor can explore and enjoy. Reykjavík…
REYKJAVÍK ENERGY IN DEEP WATER
Overrun by Viking ambition, Reykjavík Energy built headquarters fit for Darth Vader, expanded ambitiously, dabbled in tiger prawn farming and…