Stuff We Like
Binging on rotted skate on Þorláksmessa (today, December 23) is one of Iceland’s most beloved – and misunderstood – traditions. Many use it as an excuse to get
Jón Ásgeir Gets a Taste of Frosty Retribution
As Icelandic billionaire CEO of Baugur Jón Ásgeir Jóhannesson exited out of a downtown Reykjavík Hotel 101 this Wednesday, he was hit with a barrage of snowballs thrown by angr
Stuff We Like
We like Prikið, their hip hop, their beer prices and their grub. When they’re not giving away some of their customized, wittily named hamburgers and fries (which they do from [&
New Citizens Put to the Test
New Law Requires Citizenship Seekers to Prove Icelandic Skills The Ministry of Justice has introduced a new law due to take effect on January 1, 2009, according to the Ministry’s
Women to the Rescue!
Icelandic vocalist Björk Guðmundsdóttir and investment firm Auður Capital have founded a new venture fund that is to go by the name of BJÖRK. The fund will focus on funding [&
Hagkaup Saves Christmas For Some Reason
In a move that serves to further blur the line between commerce and banking in Iceland, local Baugur-owned megastore Hagkaup has advertised that they are offering interest-free loa
Fríkirkjan
Fríkirkjan or the Free Lutheran Church in Reykjavík is a church located in downtown Reykjavík. It often hosts musical events and other artistic gatherings. Click on image to see
Direct Action Thwarts Ministers’ Entry to Meeting Place
At 8:45 this morning, about sixty-five participants gathered in front of Iðnó and strolled up to the Ministers’ meeting place at Tjarnargata, with the stated goal of protesting
Artoteki
In support from the Reykjavik City Library, Artóteki is an exhibition area for artists from different fields of the Arts. Click on image to see bigger map! Address: Reykjavík Cit
Slaughterhouse: A Culture Center – The Peregrinations Of A Grapevine Photographer And A Journalist In Egilsstaðir
It is midday when a Grapevine photographer and journalist get on board a plane heading to Egilsstaðir on the east coast of Iceland. The day’s objective is a simple one. [&hellip
The Christmas Cat
Grapevine reporter depicts the legend of the christmas cat“We’ve got this database of monsters and creatures in our past. These stories are fascinating, it’s a shame that the
It’s the Innovation. Stupid!
Hjálmar Gíslason is a computer programmer who has launched four start-up companies in the last 11 years, and some of them have even been successful. He has been outspoken about [
Ofeigur
Fashion boutique and gallery, selling contemporary art and design Click on image to see bigger map! Address: Skolavordustigur 5, 101 Reykjavík Phone: +354 551 1161 webpage: www.of
Candy from Trolls
Grapevine visits the play "Let's talk Christmas"The basement of the restaurant Tabasco’s has been transformed into a small theatre, where these days the man-eating Christmas
A little Shop of Ink
In 2006, Össur Hafþórsson’s interest in tattoos led him to organise the first Icelandic Tattoo Convention. After the third successful instalment of the Convention, Össur deci
Skrúður
Julefrukost, or Christmas buffet, is an old Scandinavian Christmas tradition that has grown very popular in Iceland in recent decades. In the old days, before Christmas became a ce
Make food not bombs
An alternative restaurant every Saturday between 1pm and 5pm would be “Make food not Bombs” which for the past few weeks, in conjunction with the parliamentary protests, has be
A Short Trip to Hopeland
I was expecting a special Sigur Rós show this night. For one thing, the band had just finished their recent tour, which had been their first one without their fellows […]
Beatmakin Troopa
Despite his young age, Beatmakin Troopa has quite a moved history in Iceland’s Hip Hop scene. After being part of the legendary Twisted Minds Crew and having contributed to t
Ghostigital, Finnbogi Pétursson & Skúli Sverisson
To get things straight right at the beginning, this is not an ordinary Ghostigital album. “Aero” is not even an ordinary album. This time there are no pumping beats, no [&helli
Involuntary treason
Páll Skúlason is professor of philosophy at the University of Iceland, and former Rector at the same institution. A Grapevine reporter sat down with Páll to discuss the philosop