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THE SWEET STUFF
Iceland’s relationship with sweets has long been a strange one. For the most part it seems we tend to think…
Megas: Iceland’s Greatest Living Wordsmith
Grapevine does not know what to expect as the phone is picked up. Will Master answer in verse or prose,…
Reykjavík Outdoors
Grasagarður Reykjavíkur The Reykjavik Botanical Garden In the heart of Reykjavik in a valley called Laugardalur is a glorious botanical…
Vote P For Promise
Last may 10th, the Icelandic national elections took place with an impressive turnout of almost 90% higher than in most…
Letters
Dear Grapevine, Greetings from an Alaskan, here cycling through Iceland for two months. Upon my arrival in Reykjavik I happened…
An Introduction To Local Politics: No, We Don’t Get It Either
by John Boyce
Parliamentary democracy in Europe does not come much older than in the proud republic of Iceland. In fact these sophisticated…
ICELANDERS IN THE MOVIES
Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) Gunnar Hansen, Leatherface himself, was born in Reykjavík in 1956 and moved to the US at…