City Council Officials Resign Due To “Lack Of Cooperation”
Hanna Birna Kristjánsdóttir of the Independence Party and Sóley Tómasdóttir of the Leftist-Greens have resigned as president and vice-president of city council, respectively.
Are Icelanders True Romantics? Really?
Walking through Reykjavík late on a Saturday night and observing the natives attempt to go through the preliminary stages of copulation, one could be forgiven for assuming that Ic
Illegal Public Bingo Game To Be Held On Good Friday
A group advocating the separation of church and state in Iceland is organising a public bingo match on Good Friday, in defiance of a law which bans the playing of […]
Court Case Against Icelandic MP Begins Today
Federal court in Virginia will hear arguments from lawyers representing Birgitta Jónsdóttir, contending that the US government should not have access to communications between he
Icelandic Movie Competing in Cannes
Eldfjall, the first movie by director Rúnar Rúnarsson, will premier at the Cannes Film Festival on 13 May. The movie will be competing in the categories Director’s Fortnigh
RMM FINAL DAY: A PLEASANT DEATH
Sunday night marked the end and, for many, the high point of fledgling music festival Reykjavík Music Mess. And all the shows were pretty great, even those that took place [&helli
Iceland Academy of the Arts Graduation Exhibition
Hafnarhús displays the works of the graduating class at the Iceland Academy of the ArtsStudents from the art, design and architecture departments of the Iceland Academy of the Art
“This working man’s Thai is served in befitting behemoth proportions”
Night two of my weekend film festival: an older film from one of my favourite filmmakers, Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s ‘Syndromes And A Century’. The film evolves in two parts
The Golden Circle Is Thus Called For A Reason
With a couple friends coming for a very short visit to Iceland, I was faced with that classic travel dilemma: how to get the most out of a trip with […]
Naked Man Buys Himself Curtains
A 71-year-old man facing sex crime charges for being naked in his own home has bought himself curtains, much to the relief of his neighbours. As the Grapevine reported, Ólafur [&h
The 4th Japanese Speech Contest For High School/College Students
The Japanese Embassy in Iceland has announced that the 4th Japanese Speech Contest For High School and College Students will be held this month. The contest will be held at [&helli
Melon Explodes In Ísafjörður
Police in the northwestern town of Ísafjörður were met with an unusual incident that could have led to serious injuries for one unlucky person. Vísir reports that last weekend
RMM SATURDAY: WHAT A DAY! WHAT A DAY!
Reykjavík Music Mess Saturday was apparently a lot of fun, at least if you were part of the Grapevine’s elite team of reviewers and know-it-alls. What happened? Read on to [&hel
Magma Sells 25% Of HS Orka To Icelandic Pension Funds
Magma Energy is selling a stake in Reykjanes energy company HS Orka to a group of local pension funds, Canada’s Globe and Mail reports. According to the newspaper, the Swedish [&
RMM FRIDAY: EVERY BAND REVIEWED!
The Reykjavík Music Mess kicked off with a… well not a blast… but it definitely kicked off on Friday! Read on to sort of find out what happened! THE NORDIC […]
Reykjavík Music Mess: LIVE-TWEETING HAS COMMENCED
The Reykjavík Music Mess bashtival is underway, and you can rest assured Your Friends At The Grapevine are following that stuff like flies follow whatever it is flies like to [&he
SPECIAL: Grapevine Gets Its Legs Back!
To celebrate that whole Reykjavík Music Mess mess we, your loyal friends at the Grapevine, are throwing a special music edition of ‘GRAPEVINE GOT LEGS’ (our awesome 10
Literature In The Land Of The Inherently Cute
(Practically) all political writing engages in representation and a form of adjudication—i.e. “picking a side”. Classic social realist writing of capitalist societies not onl
CRIME, CRISES AND NORDIC DEPRESSION
The local literary scene is now in the throes of the Nordic crime novel. Admittedly the ancient Icelandic sagas tell tales of murder, blood and revenge, but it was long […]
Economic Status Report Released In English
The Iceland Chamber of Commerce has just released a 70-plus page report on the economic situation in this country, in English, and available for free. In a press release from [&hel