The Art Of Any Impact
The most important thing to keep in mind during a fistfight (or while writing a poem) isn’t what to do with your arms and knuckles, but where to place your […]
Þorramatur: Spears Shall Be Shaken…
If you’re looking to imbibe some ‘traditional Icelandic cuisine’ (“Þorramatur”), you’re in luck, because this is about the only time of year sane people, Icela
Dark Music Days
Reykjavík’s Dark Music Days Festival (Myrkir Músíkdagar) is a bit like Iceland Airwaves, if Airwaves catered mostly to hip classical musicians, threw in a ton of contrabass in
The Good, The Bad And The Ugly
By now, probably many of our readers have at least perused the diplomatic cables made available on WikiLeaks. We read with great interest the ones that came from the US […]
Sour Grapes And Stuff
MOST AWESOME LETTER: Dear Grapevine, I am an Australian who has just arrived in Reykjavik for the first time (and have been an avid Grapevine reader from abroad for a […]
FUCK YOU, NEW YORK TIMES TRAVEL SECTION!
A regular day at Grapevine HQ entails lots of trying to keep folks happy, at least trying to avoid angering them. See, Reykjavík is a pretty vibrant city, and there […]
Magma Ready To Make Concessions
Magma Energy – which owns about 98% of HS Orka – says that it is ready to compromise with the Icelandic government over the use of natural resources. Business newspaper
Icesave: The Backlash Begins
Ever since it has become fairly likely that the new Icesave agreement between Iceland, Britain and Holland will pass in parliament, opposition to the measure redoubled their effort
Sports Officials Warn Against Photos Of Body Builders
The chairman of the drug supervisory branch of the National Olympic and Sports Association of Iceland has warned against publishing photos of body builders, saying that it can have
Pre-Accession Economic Programme Sent To EU Commission
Iceland’s Ministry of Economic Affairs sent its first Pre-Accession Economic Programme (PEP) to the EU, according to the Ministry of Economic Affairs web site. The PEP report
IMF Urged “Debt Restructuring Outside Courts”
According to one of the American diplomatic cables released by WikiLeaks, Mark Flanagan, chief of the IMF team in Iceland, advised the Icelandic government to encourage the restruc
“For the best burger west of Vatnajökull…”
Since its television debut, Hamborgarafabrikkan has been all the rage in Reykjavík. With interminable waiting lists and queues out the door, I have been expecting a punch line fr
Jussanam: Inconsistency In Icelandic Citizenship Process
While Brazilian singer Jussanam da Silva’s request for citizenship is still tied up in the system, Icelandic MPs are pushing to grant Icelandic citizenship to Marie Amelie, a
You Don’t Know What You’ve Got…
By the time this goes to print, Havarí will be shut. Temporarily closed while they seek a new locale, the independent record store/bookstore/small venue/art gallery/recording stud
Go Muck Yourself
Muck need some money to record their album, so go help them out, and see some of Reykjavik’s finest strut their stuff in the process, as it seems pretty much […]
Where To, Folks?
Our desire to travel and the nature of our relationship with the places that we go to see is the topic of an international art exhibition, conference and publication entitled [&hel
Gapping And Ellipsis
In January there was a discussion in Iceland about whether H&M would set up shop in Reykjavík or not. Here are some thoughts. Let’s start with an excerpt from a [&hellip
Icesave Enters Final Round
The Icesave agreement between Iceland, Britain and Holland has survived committees and debates on the floor of parliament, and will soon be up for the third and final vote. Today&#
Conservatives Strongly Divided Over Icesave
The decision made by MPs for the Independence Party to support the new Icesave deal has provoked an immediate reaction from other members of the party, and could spell the [&hellip
Who’s Dead And Who Isn’t: The National Registry Investigates
The National Registry has asked to work with the genealogical records database Íslendingabók to amend inconsistencies where an Icelander is recorded as dead in one, but alive in