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WOW Air Employees WILL Be Paid On Friday
WOW Air’s chief financial officer, Stefán Sigurðsson, sent an email this morning dismissing rumours that employees would not be paid…
The Cold Front: Kælan Mikla Have Grown Up And Blown Up
by Rex Beckett
Five years ago, Kælan Mikla were playing twenty minute sets of furious poetry-punk in the attic at Dillon. Five months…
Coldwave & Ketamine: Grapevine’s Airwaves Wednesday Super-Review
THE AIRWAVES ARE AMONG US. From Peter André lookalikes to taut heartstrings, flowing colours, palace muses, ketamine vs. breakfast cereal,…
The Grapevine Pre-Waves What-To-Not-Miss Guide To Airwaves 2018
After months of buildup, the Airwaves are finally upon us. Hundreds of bands will perform in Reykjavík over the coming…
Child Born In Iceland Denied Residence Permit
A child born to parents from Serbia and Montenegro has been denied a residence permit in Iceland, but has been…
What Are Icelanders Talking About?
by Claudia Schultz and Andie Sophia Fontaine
Probably the weather, but what else? Way up in the Westfjörds, someone stole a yacht and attempted to sail it…
The Peacemaker: The Legacy of Haukur Hilmarsson
It may be hard to believe now, but there was a time when Icelanders adamantly believed that protesting was just…
#IcelandSmites: Gylfi’s Golden 50, Finnbó On Fire, France Frenzy, Nations Knockout
by John Rogers and Greig Robertson
The Icelandic team has recently been going through a bit of an “Empire Strikes Back” period, with countless injuries and…
Yacht Pirate Intercepted In Iceland, Currently In Police Custody
A man in the Westfjörds reportedly stole a brand new yacht and attempted to sail it away from the country,…
This Year’s Must Hears: Our Tracks Of 2018, So Far, Part One
As we drift into autumn and both Airwaves and the end of the year get closer on the horizon, we…
What Are Icelanders Talking About?
The latest flare-ups from social media History was made last week when all five suspects in the notorious Guðmundur and…
Iceland’s Government May Pay Reparations To Five Wrongly Accused Of Murder
The Icelandic government may pay financial reparations to the five men who were wrongly accused of murder in 1974 and…
Suspects Cleared Of All Charges In Notorious Icelandic Missing Persons Case
Today, the Supreme Court of Iceland officially acquitted Sævar Marinó Cieselski, Tryggva Rúnar Leifsson, Kristján Viðar Júlíusson, Guðjón Skarphéðinsson and…
#IcelandSmites: We Lost A Couple Of Matches, But Let’s Not Shit Ourselves
by John Rogers
Earlier this year, after their famous run in Euro 2016 and a thrilling qualifying campaign for the World Cup 2018,…
Iceland Smited 6-0 By Switzerland During Possible Mushroom Freakout
by John Rogers
Iceland’s national football team was thrashed 6-0 by Switzerland today in their first game at the brand new UEFA Nation’s…
Cinematic Treasures: RIFF ’18 Focuses On Baltic Cinema
The Reykjavík International Film Festival—or RIFF—offers film enthusiasts the chance to see the kind of independent films not often found…
Search Underway For Missing Man, Police Asking For Public Help – UPDATE
Andrius Zelenkovas, last seen in Akureyri over a month ago, is still missing. Police and Icelandic media have been launching…
120 Icelanders Have Disappeared Since 1945
120 people in Iceland have disappeared without a trace since 1945, RÚV reports. This matter was brought to light in…
The Lost Girls, Found: Baldvin Z’s ‘Lof Mér Að Falla’ Delves Into A Devastating Segment Of Icelandic History
“We are so imperfect,” director Baldvin Z says carefully, focused entirely on choosing the right words. “We make so many…
‘Earth Homing’ Exhibition Asks: Are Turf Houses Part Of A Sustainable Future?
At the edge of Reykjavik, something is missing. The drive out to the tip the peninsula on which the city…
Premiere: Gyða Valtýsdóttir Becomes GYDA; Releases Beautiful “Moonchild” Video
by John Rogers
The Icelandic solo musician and master collaborator Gyða Valtýsdóttir, whose album of reworked classical compositions ‘Epicycle’ met with great acclaim…