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  • Side Hustle Of The Issue: The Silly Clown

    Side Hustle Of The Issue: The Silly Clown

    Myth busted: not all of them are creepy It’s not difficult to spot Bryndísa Jara Þorsteinsdóttir, known as Bryn Bryn, in town. Always dressed in a rainbow outfit, she is often the brightest thing on the block! While Bryndísa loves her day…

  • The Grapevine’s New Music Picks: Power Paladin, Salóme Katrín and Pale Moon

    The Grapevine’s New Music Picks: Power Paladin, Salóme Katrín and Pale Moon

    Iceland’s newest pandemic restrictions, announced today, mean that that we’re unlikely to be going out to see bands any time soon. So here are a few excellent new tunes to see us all though yet more domestic confinement. These little beauties—and so…

  • Roll Up… Iceland’s Circus Is Coming To Town

    Roll Up… Iceland’s Circus Is Coming To Town

    This summer, Sirkus Íslands (Circus Iceland) brings three new shows to Reyjkavík after crowdfunding Iceland’s first big-top back in 2014. The show kicks off on 6th July, offering a mix of your typical circus shit (clowns, people on silts) with NSFW burlesque…

  • Ash Wednesday In Pictures

    Ash Wednesday In Pictures

    If you have been outside at all today, you have no doubt noticed all the goblins, mini-Trumps, witches, and superheroes, and it is not just because Icelanders do not understand how calendars work! No, today is Öskudagur (“Ash Wednesday”), when Icelandic kids…

  • The Universal Language Of Laughter And Dance

    The Universal Language Of Laughter And Dance

    If you don’t speak Icelandic, your access to the arts in Iceland is limited and superficial. You can enjoy music, watch movies with subtitles, or, if you’re like me, sit through stand up comedy and poetry listening for tone, cadence, and emotion.…