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Finding Love Fast
Bíó Paradís’s speed dating events offer something new for local singles “If you had called me yesterday, I couldn’t have done it. If you had called me tomorrow, I couldn’t have done it,” Cezary told me as we walked up to Bíó…
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Love In The Time Of Corona: Icelandic Dating App Adapts To COVID-19
The dating scene is hard enough to negotiate at the best of times, but the current COVID-19 pandemic has brought a whole new meaning to the phrase ‘love-sick.’ Despite the challenging circumstances, the Icelanders behind dating app The One are determined not…
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Last Words: The Degeneration Of Humanity
What do you do when you need the extra cash to pay rent that has doubled in the past six months? Or maybe you simply want to get pampered? Here’s a thought: find a sugardaddy. According to local news outlet Vísir, around…
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THIRST_GAMES
Italian men wear wifebeaters and are passionate lovers. French men are skinny and smoke after sex. Brazilian men can dance and are carnal and generous in bed. But now that we’ve gotten racist generalizations out of the way, what about Icelandic men?…
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Don’t Ask Nanna: About Tinder In Iceland
Hey Nanna, Is there Icelandic Tinder etiquette I should be aware of? Heading over for a stag do and want to know if there are any do’s or don’t’s I should be aware of? Wilde Thing p.s – are you on Tinder? Hey…
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The 12 People You Meet On Tinder: What To Expect When Swiping In The Capital
“So how does Tender work?” my friend Brynja asked as I nonchalantly went through pictures of random strangers on my phone. “It’s called Tinder—” I barely responded before she dived across the dinner table grabbing my phone from my hands. “I know…
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A Personal Account From The Big City
I accept the date request after doing some Facebook reconnaissance and looking into our mutual friends. As soon as we walk into the restaurant, I spot three of my acquaintances, who eye us curiously and follow us with furtive glances. Once we…
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Pylsuspjall: Iceland’s Love Scene
Today’s Topic: Iceland’s Love Scene Welcome to our fourth edition of Pylsuspjall, a feature in which we accost strangers at the Bæjarins Beztu hot dog stand and ask them questions. This time we were there at 3 AM to catch people finishing…
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The Latest Issue Of The Reykjavík Grapevine Explains Everything!
Last Friday, our latest issue hit the streets. Issue eight, two thousand fourteen. We put great care towards making each and every one of our issues, and this one is no exception. It has a lot of articles and opinion columns and…
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Icelandic Dating In An Instagram
Early one morning after some drinks, Alex Brown Instagrammed a picture that inspired our cover this issue. A Minnesota native living in Reykjavík, Alex thought the scene strange enough to photograph, but still not altogether surprising. We chatted with Alex about the…
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Roosh V. Who?
Roosh Vorek, real name Daryush Valizadeh, is a 35-year-old American known for a series of books that give instructions on “how to pick up women” using various tactics and mind games (people like Roosh are often called “pickup artists or PUAs–the group…
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Love In The Land Of The Midnight Sun
It’s nearing four o‘clock and the boys at the bar are tearing their shirts off. Bare chests multiply on the dance floor like drunken amoeba—three, four, five. This is a high-stakes game and all stops are pulled. You don’t go gently into…
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“WANNA FUUUUUUCK?”
More than ten years have passed since Icelandair ran their “Fancy a dirty weekend in Iceland” and “Pester a beauty queen” ad campaigns internationally (yes, those were actual ad campaigns). Yet, their message lingers on. With the help of the internet and…