Tom Cruise Coming To Iceland
Actor and noted Scientologist Tom Cruise will be coming to Iceland for a few weeks for the shooting of a new movie. The evening news of television station Stöð 2 […]
Horses To Be Slaughtered Due To Lack Of Hay
Many Icelandic horses are on their way to becoming food, as an especially cold year has meant less food for them. Horse meat is regularly sold in stores in Iceland, […]
YAIC 2K11: A REPORT
You Are In Control is an annual gathering in Reykjavík that brings together key figures from the Icelandic and international creative industries. In the various grand spaces of Ha
Airline Competition Comes To Iceland
British airline easyJet has announced that they will begin flights to Iceland in March 2012. There has long been criticism over the lack of airline competition in Iceland, to the [
THE MOST AWESOME GRAPEVINE AIRWAVES CONTEST YET! WINNERS!
HERE ARE THE WINNERS IN OUR AWESOME GRAPEVINE AIRWAVES AWESOME CONTEST FROM LAST MONTH! 1st Place! Davíð Arnar Baldursson Hello Grapevine! I’ve got one Airwaves story for y
Aluminium Smelters Use Tremendous Amounts Of Electricity, Return Little
The smallest aluminium smelter in Iceland uses 50% more electricity than all of Iceland’s households and businesses combined, while contributing very little to the country
Christmas Goat Felled By High Winds
The giant straw Christmas goat raised by IKEA in Garðabær was felled by heavy winds, but organisers have vowed to raise it again. The Christmas goat, also known as the […]
Nature Conservation Bill Submitted To Parliament
The Minister for the Environment has submitted a bill to parliament increasing the protection of undeveloped land, which may have been inspired by a controversy arising from a tour
A Response To Jakob’s Apology And Bubbi’s Defence
Jakob Frímann Magnússon has (sort of) apologised for his remarks about Bulgarians and Romenians, while Bubbi Morthens defends Jakob’s previous statements. Both of these guy
Icelandic Language Becoming More International
Icelandic is piquing the interest of people on a global scale, and being taught by about a hundred universities around the world. Just about 15 years ago, if you lived […]
Watch Thief Accomplices Will Not Be Extradited
The remaining members of the crew who robbed upscale watch store Michelsen last month were apprehended in Poland, but will not be extradited to Iceland, due to Iceland’s own
Chain of Lightning Makes Its Way To Iceland
Satellite imagery has captured a series of lightning bursts extending up the Gulf Stream and over southwest Iceland. The past few days in Iceland have been marked by high winds [&h
Icelandic Hostel Ranked Among Best In The World
A youth hostel in Reykjavík was ranked by Gadling in the top ten most eco-friendly hostels in the world. Gadling, which is AOL Travel’s blog, regularly compiles reviews of d
Jónsi Teams Up With Cameron Crowe
Jón Þór Birgisson, also known as the singer Jónsi from Sigur Rós, has joined forces with Cameron Crowe in composing a new song. Crowe’s new movie, We Bought A Zoo, [&hel
Occupy Reykjavík Occupies Landsbanki
The Occupy Reykjavík movement launched its first direct action this afternoon with a peaceful protest at Landsbanki bank on Austurstræti. The small group carried in signs with me
Caped Crusaders Slightly Disrupt Business
Recently a wave of support swept through Iceland for an anonymous, masked group of feminist women who call themselves Big Sister. People liked and shared their Facebook page; they
Track Of The Issue – Reykjavík!: ‘Hellbound Heart’
You thought that they’d wandered off for good, but no! Iceland’s favourite scuzz rock mentalists REYKJAVÍK! are back and busy storming into everyone’s hearts and min
AN ICELANDIC MODERN MEDIA INFERNO
In Iceland journalists can be prosecuted for citing a public court case. Yes, in Iceland, that co-uld be ‘defamatory’… The Reykjavík District Court has once again ruled agai
City Website Invites Ideas From Residents
A website from Reykjavík city council asking for input from the locals on how to make the town a better place has attracted ideas ranging from the practical to the […]
Global Warming May Flood Much of Populated Iceland
The latest findings of a new report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) shows patterns that do not bode well for Iceland, a local meteorologist explains. A dr