Nerdiest Tattoo In Iceland Found
A 22-year-old student now holds the honour of bearing the undisputed nerdiest tattoo in the country. Last February, the website Nörd Norðursins (“nerd of the north”),
Like A Foreigner In The Land Of My Birth
I moved from the United States to Iceland in February of this year, to a pretty apartment in Kópavogur with its greenhouse-entryway that always smells like freshly-cut flowe
Fashion Is A Growing Trade
Veteran Linda Árnadóttir weighs in on the industryWith DesignMarch and the Reykjavík Fashion Festival on the calendar, spring is for sure an exciting time for Iceland’s fashio
OM NOM NAM
Nam is a curiosity. Nam offers a Pan-Asian fusion menu designed by a chef coming straight from top shelf Michelin restaurants like Opera Källaren in Stockholm. But it also happens
Icelandic MP Provides Testimony In NDAA Case
Testimony from Icelandic MP Birgitta Jónsdóttir was read aloud by author Naomi Wolf during a court case challenging the National Defense Authorization Bill (NDAA) as being a thre
Owners Of Camera Lost In Iceland Found
The use of social networking by Icelanders has played a large part in getting a camera lost at Keflavík airport back to its rightful owners. Many Icelandic Facebook users are [&he
NASA Aircraft Stationed At Keflavík Airport
A specially-designed aircraft from the US space agency NASA is due to arrive at Keflavík airport today, on a mission to help save the planet. The aircraft in question, an [&hellip
10,000 ISK Note On The Way
The Central Bank of Iceland plans to release a 10,000 ISK bill very soon, and have already revealed something about the design. News of the new bill was brought to […]
Árbær: Where Lots of Things Are Preserved
Not long ago, Árbær was merely heathland that walking or horse riding travellers passed through on their way in and out of Reykjavík. The land was bought by the City […]
BODY-POLICE BRUTALITY
In the last issue of The Grapevine appeared an opinion piece entitled ‘WHY I BOTHER, PT. IV’ by Hildur Lilliendahl dealing with the topic of altruistic surrogacy and the Icelan
A Four-Day Explosion Of Fashion Design And Music
The third Reykjavík Fashion Festival (RFF) takes place March 29 to April 1 at Harpa and Gamla Bíó. These two iconic, yet contrasting venues perfectly embody the spirit of Icelan
Markéta Irglová Live At Kex
Czech singer/songwriter Markéta Irglová has returned to Iceland and will perform along with her band at KEX Hostel’s Gym&Tonic lounge next Wednesday April 4. You might reme
I’m Not In Kansas Anymore, Thankfully
Well, more precisely, I’m certainly not in Iowa, where I lived and worked before I came to Iceland in February. Kansas, Iowa… it doesn’t really make a diffe
Two Years For Causing Death Of Newborn Infant
A woman was sentenced to two years in prison yesterday for having killed her newborn child and disposing of it in a hotel dumpster last summer. As reported, the dead […]
Aldrei Fór Ég Suður Live And Online
The popular Icelandic music festival Aldrei Fór Ég Suður will again be streamed live this year, for people all over the world to enjoy. Aldrei Fór Ég Suður attracts numerous
Police Close In On Whale Poachers
Police are currently following leads in tracking down those suspected of having poached the jaw and teeth from a beached sperm whale. As reported, a sperm whale beached itself at [
PREMIERE: FANCY NEW PRINSPÓLÓ TRACK!
We got an email the other day asking if we wanted to premiere a new song and video by the musical act Prinspóló. Of course, we said: yes! And here […]
Baggalútur: Áfram Ísland!
Isn’t there some other album called this? Now, the music here is basically irrelevant, so I’m pretty much just gonna talk about the lyrics. While this may seem counterproductiv
Rainbow Reykjavík Event: The Lovers, The Dreamers And Me
Breaking newsflash: Iceland is a really gay-friendly country! Of course we all know this; we have a big ol’ lez of a PM, our occasional drag queen mayor and a […]
Festival Organisers Taking Added Security Measures
Organisers of the Westman Islands bank holiday festival are instituting added security measures this year, including the parsing out of ferry tickets and providing gender-divided s
Icelanders Among Most Pessimistic About World Peace
Icelanders are among the most pessimistic people on the planet on the subject of world peace, while Africans are among the most optimistic and growing more so. Gallup has, for [&he