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Well, You Asked: A Bumpy Road Ahead

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The Grapevine’s finest answer your most pressing questions Why are speed bumps the most terrible thing in Iceland? They might…

Do Shit: How To Get An Abortion In Iceland

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The útlendingur’s ongoing guide to getting shit done Much like wrangling your annual tax return or figuring out how to…

Reykjavík Traffic On The Rise

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Anyone who has had the misfortune of trying to make even short trips around 16:00 on a weekday are aware…

Grapevine New Music Picks: Spacestation, Laufey, Lúpína & More

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And just like that it’s March. It’s difficult to imagine that just two months ago we were stuck in what…

Meet Cell7’s Epic Alter Ego

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Innovative and rebellious, Ragna Kjartansdóttir is a legendary figure of the Icelandic hip hop and rap scene. The artist known…

Majority Against Strong Alcohol In Grocery Stores

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New polling from Maskína suggests that 58% of Icelanders are against allowing the sale of strong alcohol in supermarkets. On…

Festival Fairness: A Call For More Diversity

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Local media has been abuzz with horror that the line up of chefs for this year’s Food & Fun festival,…

Reykjavík’s Best Witches: Kælan Mikla to Headline ReykjaDoom Fest 2024

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The ReykjaDoom Festival returns to the northernmost capital of the world on March 8, just in time for International Women’s…

40% Of Workers Unable To Make Ends Meet

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A recent study reports that 40% of workers in the Icelandic job market are unable to make ends meet. A…

Several Arrested After Country-Wide Police Raid

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Five individuals were arrested in a country-wide police bust, following an investigation into reports of human trafficking, money laundering and…

Rauðasandur On The List Of World’s Best Beaches

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Rauðasandur in the Westfjords is among the best beaches in the world, according to Lonely Planet. Rauðasandur is featured on…

72 Individuals On Their Way To Iceland From Gaza

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Following an Icelandic delegation‘s efforts in Egypt, 72 individuals from Gaza were granted residence permits in Iceland on the basis…

Protester Removed From Alþingi

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Monday, March 4, an Alþingi parliament meeting was postponed after protesters in Alþingi‘s spectator benches began shouting at MPs. Speaker…

Don’t Mess With A Chamber Orchestra

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Sigurjón Kjartansson reunites with his “brothers in comedy” for a debut feature film  “It’s taken me a lot of time…

Hera Björk Wins Söngvakeppnin 2024

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Söngvakeppnin, Iceland’s pre-Eurovision song competition, left voters perplexed on Saturday, with some questioning the validity of RÚV’s election process. Every…

Different But Connected: An Exhibition Straddling Worlds

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“It feels like our practices will meet and maybe also clash,” Claire Paugam says of her upcoming exhibition at Gallery…

Grapevine Events: Happy Beer Day

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Three words: Happy Beer Day! Go get yourself a pint and celebrate having the choice to drink it. It wasn’t…

The Race For President Is On

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The race for the Icelandic presidency is officially on as the portal for collecting electronic signatures supporting candidacy opened March…

The Hidden Scaffolding Of Ben Frost

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Deconstructing the architecture of Scope Neglect “I feel like I’m living in a time where my attention is being pulled…

Whaling Company Applies For New Licence

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Kristján Loftsson, owner Iceland’s one and only whaling company Hvalur hf, has applied for a new licence to hunt fin…