Vilhjálmur Yngvi’s Comic
Our resident comic artist, Lóa Hlín Hjálmtýsdóttir, is currently teaching a bunch of awesome teenagers a course on the great art of making comix. We decided it would be a [&he
Letters from 18th Issue
MOST AWESOME LETTER Dear Grapevine, I am not much of a reader but I am in Borgarnes, iceland for the next six months on a basketball contract from Canada and […]
Haukur’s 18th Editorial
Do yourself a favour. Turn to page ten, right now, and read Haukur Már’s feature, Our Murderous Fences. It details how the Greek government is (mis) treating the nation’s asyl
USA Today Puts Iceland in “Top Ten Destinations to Watch in 2010”
A new article appearing in USA Today goes down a list of countries “poised to be where the action is” in 2010, and names Iceland among them. The article correctly [&hel
Steingrímur Wernersson’s House Gets Hit Again
The home of financier Steingrímur Wernersson was once again hit by vandals, in a repeat of an attack that took place last September. In e-mails sent to the Grapevine from [&hellip
Finance Minister Believes Icesave Will Pass
Minister of Finance Steingrímur J. Sigfússon told reporters that he believes the Icesave bill will pass, despite very even divisions in parliament over the matter. He added that
Stuff We Like!
The weather is pretty crappy in Reykjavík, and it is cold and dark. It is a season to stay in. Good thing, then, that the good people of Poppoli Pictures […]
Iceland’s PM Voted Woman of the Year
The Icelandic magazine Nýtt Líf voted Prime Minister Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir Woman of the Year 2009. A statement from the magazine reads in part, “The Woman of the Year 2
Unemployment Takes Modest Rise
Unemployment rose by less than one half of one percent this past month, according to the latest figures from the Directorate of Labor. Unemployment now stands at 8%, or about [&hel
About 70% Oppose Icesave Bill
Of those who responded to a poll conducted by MMR for the newspaper Viðskiptablaðið, 70% said they were against the passage of the Icesave bill in its current form. Specifically
Prime Minister “Disappointed” in Dissenting Left-Green MPs
Prime Minister Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir told reporters she was disappointed that Leftist-Green MPs Ögmundur Jónasson and Lilja Mósesdóttir voted against the ruling coalition&#
Icelanders Break Record for Depression Medication Use
While infant mortality and alcohol use is lower in Iceland than in other OECD countries, it leads these nations in the use of prescription medication for depression. Only 2 infants
Possible to Reduce Pollution Significantly
According to a report released from the Ministry for the Environment, a number of measures can be taken in Iceland to reduce pollution up to 32% by the year 2020. […]
Icesave Bill Hangs in the Balance
Parliament yesterday voted to allow the Icesave bill to go back to the Finance Committee for more fine-tuning, making it one round away from either passage into law or failure. [&h
Alcan Wants New Referendum
An aluminum smelter in Hafnarfjörður that lost a referendum in 2007 to increase in size wants another referendum to be held. By town law, a referendum can be held if […]
Icelanders with Above Average Life Expectancy
Icelanders now have a life expectancy two years higher than the average among countries polled by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). According to St
Two New Guidebooks To Iceland
Need to buy a guidebook to Iceland? You can choose from Lonely Planet, the Rough Guides, Frommer’s, Insight Guides, and the Bradt Guides. Don’t want to pay? The annually update
IT HAS TO BE FUN
In September, Japanese pop art legend Yoshimoto Nara visited Iceland to open his exhibit “Crated Rooms.” Heavily influenced by the anime and manga movements of the 60s, Nara ma
Jökulsárlón: Welcome to Fairytale Land!
Visiting the Jökulsárlón glacier lagoon is like stepping into a fairytale. The dreamlike world is one of the greatest natural wonders in Iceland, by far. And it’s very easy to
Hjaltalín
A bit like visiting a museum with a class full of art students, Terminal is irritating, pretentious and occasionally grating, but mostly just a soothing and smoothly flowing waste