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Help? Call Charlie! Björk VS. Sigmundur Davíð, Post Offices, Cutest Cat In Iceland & More
Charlie’s back with more answers (and opinions) My God! So many of you need so much help! Worry not! The Grapevine has asked me to do my best at answering your questions. Seeking advice about the future? Problems with lovers? Just have…
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We Asked The Protestors: What Do You Want To Happen?
We went down to a rainy protest outside of Alþingi tonight (Wednesday 6th of April 2016) and asked the protestors one question: “What do you want to happen?” Sirra “I want this government to step down and an election immediately. They’re saying…
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Prime Minister Awake After Seven Years Hypnotized
Prime Minister Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson has been involved in multiple scandals and debates, with the most recent debates about health care and his wife’s offshore accounts in the British Virgin Islands topping the list. Citizens have been surprised with his ruthless and…
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Iceland Not As Corrupt As Prime Minister Wants It To Be
Last night, Iceland’s national football team made the EuroCup Finals by capturing a tedious tie-game with the glorious nation of Kazakhstan. Prime Minister Sigmundur Davíð took this as an opportunity to test his power with prototypical Icelandic passive-aggressiveness. The Prime Minister told…
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PHOTOS: It Begins… Dunkin’ Donuts Hits 101 Reykjavík!
Twenty two years after then-Prime Minister Davíð Oddsson took the first bite of the first McDonald’s burger served in Iceland, six years after McDonald’s left the country, announcing that franchises there had never paid off anyway, the finest U.S. fast food is…
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Whale Watching With Sigmundur Davið
With two massive masts, tightly furled sails, and an array of ropes and pulleys, Ópal appears to be straight out of the past. But beneath its oaken deck lies a prototype eco-friendly engine, the first upgrade of its kind for Iceland’s fleet…
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Iceland’s Prime Minister Blackmailed, Linked To Newspaper Purchase
A pair of sisters have confessed to blackmailing Iceland’s Prime Minister for millions of ISK, threatening to go public with information tying him to the recent purchase of the newspaper DV, according to Kjarninn. The sisters, Malín Brand and Hlín Einarsdóttir, were…
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Anna’s Editorial: Our Prime Minister Eating Things
The average Icelander probably doesn’t find parliamentary debates all that exciting. This week, however, they’ve been all the buzz. Why is that? Because our prime minister, the esteemed Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson, left the parliament floor in the middle of debates—to grab the…
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PM Rejects Notion Of Ideological Void
On Saturday, Prime Minister Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson rejected the notion that his government exists in an “ideological void”, and pointed out, as proof, its “clear future vision in foreign affairs”, presumably referring to its stated intention not to join the European Union.…
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The Politics Of Destruction
Now that the Icelandic people have overwhelmingly rejected the IceSave bill, we have to ask ourselves: what have we accomplished? Certainly, the Icelandic negotiators are in a stronger bargaining position, but what will that translate into? A percentage point or two on…