Haarde Trial Will Likely Go On
The trial of former Prime Minister Geir H. Haarde will in all likelihood continue, as a parliamentary committee majority voted to reject a conservative proposal to stop the trial.
Website Of Icelandic Movies Opens
A new website has opened that has archived information on about 1,200 movies made by Icelanders, or involving Iceland in some way. Kvikmyndavefurinn is run by the Icelandic Film Ce
Real Estate Prices Increase In Iceland
Bucking a general trend across Europe, no where else on the continent are real estate prices proportionately higher than in Iceland. While Europe’s economic situation remains
Carbon Recycling In Effect Near Blue Lagoon
A recycling plant which turns carbon dioxide into Renewable Methanol (RM) is in operation near the Blue Lagoon. Geothermal power, while cleaner than petroleum-based power, does pro
Minister Agrees With ÁTVR
Minister of Finance Oddný Harðardóttir told reporters that she believes that decisions recently taken by the State Alcohol and Tobacco Company of Iceland (ÁTVR) to reject the s
Percentage Of Foreign Students On The Rise
Primary school children of foreign descent have increased not only in number, but also in proportion to their Icelandic counterparts, Statistics Iceland reports. Statistics Iceland
Poses With Guns And Bombs On Facebook, Gets Arrested
A 29-year-old Icelandic man was arrested last night and found to be in possession of numerous weapons, including some homemade bombs. Police received the tip after the man posted p
Frontiers of Another Nature
Celina Lunsford came to Iceland last month for the release of the book ‘Frontiers of Another Nature: Pictures from Iceland’ (‘Ný náttúra: Myndir frá Íslandi’). The boo
A Watergate Of Our Own
The Watergate scandal was both a low point and a high point in American politics. The downside was that the President turned out to be a crook. The upside was […]
Says MP Steered The Pots And Pans Revolution
A former chief constable now seeking to be vice chairman of the Independence Party says that according to his research, certain members of parliament led and manipulated the Pots a
Not Enough Therapists For Sex Offenders
The Icelandic prison system has a great shortage of therapists for sex offenders, with paedophiles given a top priority for treatment and still waiting far too long for help, says
Director Of Petrol Station Chain Excited About Oil Discovery
The director of the N1 chain of petrol stations told reporters that the recent discovery of signs of oil in Icelandic waters could mean the country becomes “the richest in [&
Hymns Of The Passion Called Anti-Semitic
A letter from the Simon Wiesenthal Institute calls on the Icelandic state broadcasting service (RÚV) to not broadcast Hallgrímur Pétursson’s Hymns of the Passion, due to t
11-Year-Old Saves Infant From Drowning
A quick-thinking young girl swimming at a public pool saved the life of a baby that had fallen in, and later downplayed the rescue to reporters. The girl in question, […]
Signs Of Oil In Icelandic Territory Found
There is very strong evidence that there is indeed oil beneath the seabed in the Dragon Area, the northeast corner of Iceland’s territorial waters, Norwegian and British pros
Dead Skeletons: Dead Magick I & II
This review was written in addendum to a previous review published by The Grapevine, to accompany the complete physical release of “Dead Magick I & II” last month. These da
Blogger Wants Help In Going To Supreme Court
A blogger convicted of libel for writing about a case made a matter of public record is asking the public for help in being able to take his appeal to […]
Fears Parking Fee Rise Will Drive Businesses Out Of Downtown
A conservative Reykjavík city councilperson believes that raising the fees on parking metres will cause fewer people to park and shop downtown. The chairperson of the Environmenta
Exhibition Comes To Eastern Village
A collaborative effort over the next two weeks will culminate in an exhibition in Seyðisfjörður. A press release from the organisers of the event tells the story: Every year in
Why I Bother, Pt. IV
Late in 2010 an Icelandic couple made the news. A surrogate mother in India, paid for by the couple, had given birth to a baby boy but Icelandic law prohibited […]
Black Death Beer Rejected
The State Alcohol and Tobacco Company of Iceland (ÁTVR) has decided to reject the application to sell Black Death beer in its stores, due to a message on the label […]