The Cuban Revolution in Today’s World
Ögmundur Jónsson, volunteer for Pathfinder Publishing at the Havana International Book Fair last February will give a presentation on the Cuban revolution at Snarrót Radical Cen
Low water mark
Hunter S. Thompson, the man who wrote these lines, died February 21 of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. He was 67. It is this observation, coupled with the quip “Joe Frazier, [&he
Transmetropolitan: Punching Out Fascists
If you can’t stand the idea of a future without Hunter S. do not despair. In 1997, Warren Ellis, a British graphic novelist, came upon the idea of depicting the […]
Lights within the Bog of Cats
“Mýrarljós” is loosely based on a play by Euripides called “Medea”; however, you don’t really have to know anything about the original tragedy in order to enjoy “Mýr
Hunter S. Thompson 1937-2005
Our Shaman has Gone Away By Jeremy Hogan Somewhere between the Barstow and hell, three universes past the back of the darkest recess of my imagination, I turned on the […]
A UNIQUE LIFE – A UNIQUE MUSEUM
It was raining heavily and the rain turning into sleet when I arrived at Glúfrasteinn, the home of the late Halldór Laxness and his family, recently turned into a museum. [&helli
FROM HANGIKJÖT AND DRY FISH TO COWBOY HATS AND HORSES
“It’s kind of alternative, electro-pop music but with a lot of noise,” say the members of Danish band epo-555. “Powersolo, on the other hand, are nothing like us when it [&
Jagúar: Hello somebody
Album of the Month (not necessarily this month) The Funkin’ Champs Although Jagúar missed out on Album of the Year at the Icelandic music awards, the band still got the [&hellip
TENDERFOOT: Without Gravity
Tender Steps Towards Grace I must admit that I approached Tenderfoot’s debut with some caution even if the word on the street was mostly favourable. The first couple of songs [&h
DURAN DURAN Rumoured Preparing for Iceland Visit: Wham fans fear for life
Although analysts are still unclear as to when the conflict officially started, most agree that the fighting between fans of Duran Duran and Wham reached a period of escalated tens
Will Fischer sue the Japanese?
Interview with Helgi Ólafsson, Grand Master of Chess and director of the Icelandic Chess School “I believe that [Fischer attorney John] Bosnitch plans on suing the Japanese auth
The Tragedy of Bobby Fischer
“Nobody has single-handedly done more for the US than me. When I won the world championship, in 1972, the United States had an image of, you know, a football country, […]
IF TRUTH BE TOLD…
This publishing date marks the 20th and last Grapevine I’m editing, at least for the time being. It also marks the 203rd anniversary of the first regular English language paper,
YOU CAN ALWAYS GO DOWNTOWN
A Middle Way? Bryndís, who works at the confectionary Vínberið (Laugavegur 43), says, “We’ll probably have to renovate this building. I think it’ll be good to see some hou
THE MAN WHO MURDERED ITALY’S CULTURE
Italy has some 640 channels, a full quarter of the world’s 2500 television channels. You would think that they wouldn’t want for variety. And yet, as you flick through the [&he
IT WAS NOT ALL OUR FAULT
It started before I even came here. When I told the family I was going to Iceland, it made my slightly choleric grandfather burst out, ”Damn Icelanders – running away […
BEERMAN Meets Colossal Girl
It was only when I came that I realized I had made a colossal mistake. Colossal in every way. Her breasts were colossal. Which, in itself would not have been […]
RUR: Robots Upgrade Reykjavík
Recently the UN published some quite amazing predictions for the next two years: that the robotics industry would increase sevenfold in the next two years, and that there would lik
PADDY’S PATRICK’S DAY PARADE
The thing about America is it’s good at improving things. Whether it’s pizza, porno, war or religious holidays, Yankee ingenuity can take a good idea and make it a grand [&hell
Can Bobby Fisher be helped?
How Fischer Played his Part in Political Disputes But not between the countries you think Getting Bobby Fischer to Iceland has never been easy. Upon arriving in 1972, one of [&hell
What Are Friends For?
The facts: Fischer is wanted by the US for breaking the trade embargo with the former Yugoslavia in 1992 (and more recently, for tax evasion), is currently in custody in […]