The Reykjavík Grapevine


Jón Bjartmarz

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  • Which Is Why We Talk About The Weather

    Which Is Why We Talk About The Weather

    Yet another Monday. Feel free to read the following at work. That goes for police staff as well. If you are self-employed, unemployed, a student, in hospital, an irregular migrant or currently on strike, I don’t have to tell you. Your teeth…

  • Police Still Getting Guns

    Police Still Getting Guns

    The highly disputed machine guns, recently acquired from Norway, only to be returned, will be replaced with weaponry from elsewhere, says the National Comissioner of the Icelandic Police (NCIP). This was reported today, Wednesday. In a response to inquiries made by RÚV,…

  • Because This Is Not Disneyland!

    Because This Is Not Disneyland!

    Last Monday, the forecast predicted that any upcoming debates would be rather pointless, void of content and consequences. We have yet to see about the consequnces, but last week turned out to be pretty loaded with content. The content: Cargo. A somewhat…

  • Water Pistols Against Police Submachine Guns

    Water Pistols Against Police Submachine Guns

    Friday saw a demonstration at the Reykjavik Police Headquarters at Hlemmur. People gathered to protest the armorization of the Icelandic Police. Last week, news broke out that police forces had acquired 250 MP5 submachine guns, among other weapons, from the Norwegian army.…