Grapevine Presents: Benni Hemm Hemm Live at Hotel Borg, March 30th
For our second podcast, the Grapevine presents Benni Hemm Hemm’s Hotel Borg performance of March 30th, 2006, in its entirety. We are skipping the introductions and interviews for
Þrír Frakkar
This cosy, mid-range restaurant, in a quiet, residential part of downtown Reykjavík, Þrír Frakkar is best known for its seafood, but could also be considered an excellent exampl
Vín og Skel
Every once in a while, a restaurant will go out of its way to do more on every level, providing the perfect blend of tradition and imagination. Vín og Skel […]
Salt
As a rule of thumb, it is not so much the taste of the food that is the real criteria for a restaurant in Salt’s price range. You don’t go […]
There’s One Born Every Minute
Arriving an hour and a half after the doors opened, the photographer and I couldn’t help but notice that there were about seven people in the club, the stage already […]
Icelandic Cinema Grows Up
A family of three – with another child very soon on the way – is sent into a tailspin when the husband, Pétur (Hilmar Jónsson), learns that he is not […]
T-Model Ford
We interviewed T-Model for the last issue, and complained that his comments may be repeated a bit too often, and that his music wasn’t appreciated enough. We were amused, then, [
The Modern Viking
It starts with the shoes. Carrie Bradshaw has such amazing shoes, and I look at my box set, in its humorous pink and black shoebox, and think of her shoes. […]
Lost and Found in the Devil’s Country
“We support our troops. We support our troops. Buy American. We support our troops. Tie a yellow ribbon.” Jesus Christ, just smile and talk about Dodge trucks,” I tell the [&
A Truly Free Market:
It is 1:34 in the afternoon. I haven’t eaten today. As I walk down the alleyway, the small amount of sun almost knocks me over. When I close my eyes, […]
Reykjavík Pizza Company
I won’t go into a lot of detail about my experience at the Reykjavík Pizza Company. Located in the same building as the former Reykjavík Bagel Company, RPC still sells [&hellip
SPENCER TUNICK: BODY PUBLIC
Akureyri Art Museum, until 30 April Spencer Tunick is best known for his treatment of the nude. Or in his case, nudes, often hundreds of them. Since 1994, he has taken […]
Letters
Letter to the Editor, Comic books, cartoons can be powerful. Words are powerful. Drawings are powerful. Why? Look at the hoopla that some Danish political cartoons has caused among
Welcome to the Economic Model, Friend
Pissed that you just paid ten dollars for a beer? Thirty dollars for a CD? So are the people who have to charge you that much, or watch the smile […]
$portacu$! – Leave my kids alone
(This opinion piece starts in media res. For visitors, you should know that LazyTown is a children’s television program produced in Iceland by fitness guru Magnús Scheving. It w
Out and About
At 32 years of age, young director Róbert Douglas has already made three feature films. His debut in that field was the 2000 film The Icelandic Dream – a football […]
PMs Take to the Stage to Fight Sexual Violence
The backstage at the City Theatre on March 1st, 2006 wasn’t filled with actresses as usual, but Icelandic parliamentarians performing in the Vagina Monologues. Like other actress
A Night at Thai Karaoke
I had an American friend visit me over Christmas. Needless to say, I took him to Geysir, Gullfoss and the Blue Lagoon, which is basically mandatory if you’re entertaining foreign
First They Came for the Knife-Wielding Maniacs…
Judging by the media coverage these days, downtown Reykjavík is a dangerous place to be after dark. If you don’t get smashed in the face with a bottle or stabbed […]
Going the Way of Styx
Not too long ago, a movement known as “progressive rock” began. Starting from the margins of music culture, bands such as Genesis, King Crimson and Yes became considered cuttin
How an Inflated Currency Rate is Chasing off Icelands Smart Economy
Smart economy has long been a buzzword among Icelandic media, politicians and industry leaders. All parties agree that creating conditions where high-tech industry can flourish is