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To The Rescue!
It’s 5:45am, Saturday morning. The aftermath of a night of partying is apparent while passing the streets of downtown Reykjavík….
Outmooring Michael: Maybe I Should have
After the disaster that was Guð blessi Ísland, one could be forgiven for approaching the latest disaster movie with some…
Making Little Guys Accessible In A Small Country
Kino Klúbbur’s Rebecca Moran has a mission Icelanders like to brag about per capita records. Most published books in the…
The Meaning Of Chaos
As I said last issue: To understand anything, you must understand everything. In early 2009, I went to an…
2K9 Round Up Bonanza Extravaganza Madness!
As 2009 drew to a close, Grapevine flipped through its stuffed contacts list and sent out a bunch of e-mails,…
Iceland’s Year in Politics
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This past year in Iceland has probably been most memorable on the political front. The usual stories that get us…
Looking Back On Another Fine Year Of Music
We sorta abhor year-end lists over here at Grapevine HQ. At least when it comes to making them. That has…
The Year In Brief
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January January will be most memorable for the protests in front of Alþingi that raged on Austurvöllur throughout the month,…
A Year Of Waiting, Undercurrent, Countdown, Festivals And No Revolution
The 2009 artworld discussed, somewhatThe Grapevine somehow managed to convince two of its favourite people from the local artworld –…
An Invitation To Historical Forgery
The first thing that comes to mind about 2009, as a sort of milestone event for the year, is the…
Cleaning Up The Mess
Noted political and social commentator Egill Helgason has hosted Iceland’s main political debate Show, Silfur Egils (now showing on RÚV,…
President Vetoes Icesave
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Icelandic president Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson announced at a press conference from his residence today that he will veto the recently…
The Least Obnoxious Xmas Music – Ever
by Dr. Gunni
Christmas music is painful at best. Except it is actually Christmas—plus/minus a week. Hearing absolutely horrible songs like the Icelandic…
It’s Not What You Can Do about the Crisis, but What the Crisis Can Do for You
Utter the words “Icelandic Forest” in a crowd of Icelanders and you’re sure to hear a chuckle, a resigned, self-deprecating…
Letters from 18th Issue
MOST AWESOME LETTER Dear Grapevine, I am not much of a reader but I am in Borgarnes, iceland for the…
SADland
by Rex Beckett
Imagine a morning in the middle of December. Your alarm clock goes off, beckoning you to get out of bed…
DeCODE Sold to American Company
by grapevine
Icelandic genetic research company deCODE, once a symbol of Iceland’s ingenuity and cutting edge, has been sold to an American…
Food Not Bombs Founder Coming to Iceland
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Keith McHenry, one of the co-founders of the Food Not Bombs collective, plans on visiting Iceland this January. In a…
Inflated Crowns
I know where yams come from. I can name every country through which the Danube runs. I can even bake…
Hindu Statesman Calls for More Balanced Religious Teaching in Iceland
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Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in made in the US today, said that under the subject of religion…
Blame Canada?
One by one men in suits of varying shades of grey approached the podium in the pit of the Reykjavík…