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Call Me Arne
On the right side of the Old Harbour on June 5, Elding’s whale watching ships were returning with a shipment of tourists. On the other side, the Hvalur whaling ships were being cleaned and maintained by the crew, preparing them for their…
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Fire In Reykjavík: Millions In Damage, And Not The First Time
It is estimated that last night’s fire in Reykjavík did hundreds of millions in damage, while locals in the area defied police lines in order to take photos and record videos. As reported, a fire broke out yesterday evening at the dry…
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Win Neil Young Tickets! Win ATP Iceland Tickets! Wow!
Oh boy, the coming week is going to be CRAZY for music lovers in Iceland. It starts off with a bang tomorrow, as Neil Young & Crazy Horse take the stage in Laugardalshöll, kicking off a wonderful week of ATP Iceland festivities.…
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Mayor To Unveil New Sara Riel Mural
Reykjavík Art Museum and City Hall have extended an open invitation to the unveiling of a mural by Sara Riel tomorrow afternoon. Newly appointed mayor, Dagur B. Eggertsson, will unveil the mural, called ‘Feather’, at 3 pm Saturday 5 July at Asparfell 2-12…
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Police Post About Balloons And Finding Nemo On Facebook
Capital area police have posted Facebook updates about a misunderstanding over a pair of balloons, the recovery of one of them to its rightful owner, and Finding Nemo. The story began June 26, when capital area police were alerted that someone believed…
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Jón Gnarr Hints At Presidential Bid
Former Reykjavík mayor Jón Gnarr told NBC that he has not ruled out running for President of Iceland in 2016. In an interview with the NBC News show Press Pass, Gnarr discussed a number of topics, such as his new book, GNARR:…
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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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A Taste Of The Ocean, Streetside
Street food, as you might expect, has not traditionally been a big thing in Iceland. In a country without an abundant amount of foot traffic (at least among locals) and in which 10° C constitutes a warm day, the idea of sidling…
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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…
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Inaccessible Parking Space “Mistake”
No one seems to know who created a poorly-placed parking spot for the disabled near Hlemmur, but it has been removed, and replaced with two new disabled parking spaces on the same block. “I have to say that I don’t know how…
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Progressive Disavows Islamophobes
Progressive city councilperson Sveinbjörg Birna Sveinbjörnsdóttir says she will not fight against a mosque in Reykjavík, and that Islamophobes who voted for her “bet on the wrong horse”. “I find this really distressing,” Sveinbjörg told Rás 2 listeners yesterday morning, DV reports.…
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Pylsuspjall: Iceland’s Bar Scene
What’s your name? Dean Where are you from? Fairbanks, Alaska (USA) What do you think makes these hot dogs so good? Maybe the sauce? There’s a sweet sauce to it that seems pretty unique to here. The hot dogs we make are…
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Norway Changes Mind, Will Send Christmas Tree After All
Icelanders need no longer worry about where their next Austurvöllur Christmas tree will come from, as city officials in Oslo have decided to continue sending Christmas trees to Iceland. Norwegian media service Osloby reports the Oslo Business Council examined the situation at…
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Skating Across South Iceland
A tourist from Singapore might very well be the first person to attempt to travel from Höfn to Reykjavík entirely by skateboard. “This has been a lot of fun, but difficult at times,” Adrian Oh told Vísir. “For example, it rained a…
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Jón Gnarr Is No Longer Mayor Of Reykjavík
As of yesterday, comedian Jón Gnarr is no longer mayor of Reykjavík. After four arguably pleasant years in office, he is yet again “Jón Gnarr, comedian.” By most accounts, he will be missed. Yesterday, in what was reportedly a moving ceremony at City…
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Progressives Shut Out Of City Committees
The ruling coalition of Reykjavík city council has decided not to invite the Progressives to take part in any of the city’s councils and committees, as the city council president does not believe the party is “suitable” for the jobs. Vísir reports…
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Epic Disabled Parking Space Fail
A picture of a completely useless disabled parking space close to Hlemmur bus station in central Reykjavík has gone viral, reports Vísir. “This is obviously a completely ridiculous place to put a parking space,” said Ellen Calmon of Öryrkjabandalag Íslands (Organisation of…
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Meet Reykjavík’s New Ruling Coalition
Reykjavík City Council’s new ruling coalition was officially announced yesterday. As predicted, the ruling coalition of Reykjavík City Council consists of four parties. This coalition is led by the Social Democrats with five of city council’s 15 seats, and supported by Bright…
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Reykjavík’s DJ Queen
She must be the coolest 65-year-old in Iceland. Long, flowing silver hair. Black coat, black trousers, black ‘With the Beatles’ shirt. George Harrison pin on her left, John Lennon pin on her right. Between the two, a huge ‘peace’ necklace. Now top…
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Humble Brag
There’s a great scene in the movie ‘Office Space’ where Jennifer Aniston’s character, who works at a tacky restaurant, is passive aggressively reprimanded by her boss for only wearing the minimum required pieces of flair on her work vest, while he expects…
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Corporate Insolvency Down
In the last 12 months the percentage of corporate insolvency has decreased by 17% compared to the previous year, reports Statistics Iceland. In all there have been 879 corporate insolvancies since May last year, most of which were construction companies.New private limited companies since…