Stuff We Like!
We’re cultured folk here at the Grapevine so it should come as no surprise that we sure do like some inventive theatrical performances – especially if they involve knock-down i
Petition for a public referendum on Icesave
Icelanders wanting a say in whether or not they will foot the bill for the Icesave agreement have signed an online petition addressed to Iceland’s President Ólafur Ragnar Gríms
Five Awesome Bars In Reykjavík
Do you like drinking? ‘Duh,’ you say? Good. Whether you are here for a while or just on the classic flying weekend visit, you can’t come to Iceland without pounding […
Is Hannes Hólmsteinn Gissurarson The Architect Of The Collapse?
Political science professor Hannes Hólmsteinn Gissurarson is a peculiar fellow. An ardent follower of the free market teachings of F.A. von Hayek and Milton Friedman, he is ofte
You’ll Have (Had) A Gay Ol’ Time!
“I’m the first openly gay, fully licensed ship captain in Iceland!” Einar Örn Einarsson announced over the ship’s loud PA system while welcoming everybody aboard. The Eldi
Taxi Man goes GayPride
It’s the ass end of a totally gayriffic weekend and I have learned a few facts and lessons. 1) Never fuck with a man’s sequins. 2) Guys give the best […]
Alþingi passes Icesave legislation
Alþingi voted this morning, passing the Icesave bill that has been subject of heated debate for the past ten weeks. The legislation passed today authorizes the state guarantee, wi
Google goes Icelandic!
Everybody’s favourite search engine and free online translation tool tossed Icelandic into the mix earlier this week. Icelandic joins fifty other languages that Google already su
Stuff We Like!
After all the summer parties, waffle-fests and vomiting teenagers on Austurstræti, the weather’s turned shit-tastic again, school is back in session and everyone is all partie
Hafnarfjörður Theatre
The Hafnarfjörður Theatre Company is an ambitious amateur theatre company, which is famed for its innovative and interesting work. Where: Strandgata 50, 220 Hafnarfjörður Phone
Vitinn
Vitinn is a friendly and initing restaurant that has collected antiques and old agriculture and fishing industry relics. The personnel pride themselved on both good and frien
Activists v. Iceland’s wealthy
Björgólfur Thor Björgólfsson, an Icelandic billionaire and former major stakeholder of Landsbanki, is the most recent victim of a group of activists who have been terrorizing t
Gerðuberg Cultural Centre
The goal of Gerðuberg, the Reykjavík Cultural Center, is to be informative, educational, entertaining and innovative in all fields of culture. To achieve this goal emphasis is la
GalleríBOX
GalleríBOX in Akureyri presents a wide selection of modern art exhibits and collections. Where: Kaupvangstræti 10, 600 Akureyri Web: www.galleribox.blogspot.com
Forbes tips its hat to Iceland’s PM
What do Oprah Winfrey, Queen Elizabeth II, Johanna Sigurðardóttir and the Chief Operating Officer of McDonald’s have in common? They have all been named as some of the most pow
Yes to Icesave ammendments
Alþingi approved amendments made to the British and Dutch proposed Icesave deal late Friday night, moving the agreement on to the third round of discussions by the economic commit
The Central Bank has a new Governor!
Iceland’s Central Bank got itself a new Governor yesterday, as Már Guðmundsson took the post, replacing Svein Harald Øygard, who had been temporarily acting as director si
Dr. Zühlke and Mr. Eldon
The country hi-jinks here are pretty enjoyable when things are at their most energetic, and there really isn’t a single particularly bad thing about this album… but maybe t
Now & Then
I was last in Iceland on August 24, 2008. At the time the price of the US dollar had just risen to what seemed a whopping 80 ISK, and I […]
The Sicilian Connection
“What’s the difference between Iceland and Ireland?” “One letter and about six months.” So ran the joke at the beginning of the year. It’s been over seven months now an
Book Review: The Travels Of Reverend Ólafur Egilsson
On a summer day in 1627, pirates landed on Heimaey, the largest of the Westmann Islands. They swarmed over the island’s farms and houses, killed thirty-four of its residents and