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Fabricating A Migrant Crisis

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Iceland’s immigration policy unleashed and unmasked In December 1938, the Salinger family – Erich, Gertrud and eight-year old Steffi – penned…

Filthy Interview: The Swamp Goblins Of 105

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 Dauðyflin’s demo with a dash of Norðanpaunk, thanks In this Filthy Interview, we caught up with hardcore punksters Dauðyflin, who…

Reaching The Sky

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A how-to guide to hikes around Reykjavík A hike is nothing more than a walk on a mountain. Sure, you’ll…

Grapevine New Music Picks: Varna GL, Celebs, Diljá & More

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It’s Friday and you know what means: it’s time to bring you some piping hot new tracks fresh off the…

Grapevine Events: Culture Night, Swim-in Cinema & So Much More

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Can you believe what date it is? How are we already more than halfway through 2023? It seems like yesterday…

Tacos Served With A Side Of Jazz

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Tacoson’s simple menu brings big flavour Situated on the docks of Reykjavík harbour is Tacoson – a food truck overlooking a…

A Rollercoaster Of Absurdity, Tragedy, Joy

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  Ragnar Kjartansson’s retrospective Epic Waste of Love and Understanding hits Denmark’s Louisiana Museum The fact that Denmark‘s biggest contemporary…

How Did Reykjavík Pride Begin?

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Iceland enjoys one of the queer friendliest reputations in the world and it just so happens that another Pride festival…

Grapevine Events: A Run-Down Of Merchant’s Day Weekend & RVK Pride

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After months of being starved for a good long holiday since the Extended Easter Remix holidays ended, we’re finally heading…

A Pilgrimage To The Hornstrandir Film Festival

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 Iceland’s last wilderness as the ultimate movie theatre “Is this a film festival?” Someone opens the door of a cooking…

What A Long Strange Trip

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Down the rabbit hole of traditional and new age spirituality in Iceland The earth recently cracked open again and a…

How Do You Volcano?

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The essential guide to visiting the Litli-Hrútur eruption It finally happened – again. The third volcanic eruption in three years,…

Grapevine Events: Pavement, Mannfólkið Breytist í Slím, LJÓS, & More

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After over a week of volcanic smog polluting the city, the skies have finally cleared to blue. And just in…

Do It Together Kind Of Magic

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Hátíðni, a festival that also feels like home Nestled in a tiny village of Borðeyri in north-west Iceland, one couldn’t…

The Islanders: In The Heat Of The Moment

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Ragga Ágústsdóttir turned her obsession into a family business We meet Ragnhildur Ágústsdóttir on a day when a swarm of…

Helping The Helpers

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The Icelandic Association for Search and Rescue looks for broader support Iceland will welcome 2.1 million tourists in 2023. While…

Grapevine Events: Free Supermarket, Nanna, Kexport & So Much More

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TGIF! Not only is it Friday, it’s also warm and sunny in Reykjavík. We might have a new volcanic eruption…

An Adventure Under A Bridge

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Fiskfelagið is still going strong, 14 years on Fiskfelagið, also known as Fish Company, is often confused with the other…

The Grapevine Guide To Spending A Rainy Day

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They’re frequent enough, so may as well have a plan to get through them Summer. What is summer? After a…

Ask An Expert: Why Are There More Conspiracies Than Murders?

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One of the joys of researching birds is the group names one comes across. So, while we are able to…

North of Dill

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The newly opened North provides the perfect excuse to head north When Gunnar Karl Gíslason, a proud Akureyringar, shared his…