Healing Hands
An editorialIn the above photograph, I am accompanied by one of my favourite people in the world, Dr. Haukur S. Magnússon, my paternal grandfather and my namesake (I had to [&hell
Government To Charge For Iceland’s Nature
The controversial “Nature Pass” threatens to become a realityWith the annual turnover of overseas visitors set to break the one million mark for the first time this year, Ice
Sour Grapes & Stuff: Issue 18, 2014
Say your piece, voice your opinion, send your letters to letters@grapevine.is Most Awesome Letter of the Issue: In the last couple of days I witnessed how Biggi Lögga degraded fro
Get The Track! Rökkurró – Blue Skies
Reykjavík sextet Rökkurró have come back to Earth since their last album, ‘Í annan heim’ (“To Another World”). Gone are the hushed vocals and guitars that gave that rec
The World’s Freest Internet
Iceland remains at the top of the Freedom on the Internet index in 2014, according to the a report collected annually by the US think tank Freedom House. This year’s [&hellip
Toxic Vog Hits Höfn in Hornafjörður
A toxic vog from the Holuhraun eruption has rolled over Höfn in Hornafjörður in south-eastern Iceland, reports RÚV. The amount of SO2 in the air in Höfn was measured at [&hell
No New Editions Of Trivial Pursuit For Iceland
A new edition of popular board game Trivial Pursuit will most likely never be issued in Iceland again, reports Kjarninn. The cost of producing the game contra Iceland’s small
Iceland Most Corrupt Nordic Country
Iceland is the most corrupt of the Nordic countries according to Transparency International’s latest report. The Corruption Perceptions Index measures how corrupt countries’ pu
Proposal To Make Revenge Porn Criminal Offense
Members of Alþingi on behalf of Bright future have introduced a proposal for amendments to the penal code, which would make the circulation of images considered revenge porn a cri
Toll Authorities Randomly Inspect 30-40 Letters A Day
Toll authorities unsealed 3,722 mail deliveries, categorized as letters, for inspection, during the period from July to November 20th this year. This averages at around 800 inspect
Kraumur Music Awards Announce Shortlist
20-strong panel of experts select their Icelandic albums of 2014It’s that time of year again, when the snow is on the ground, and everybody is getting very very listy. Kids [
BREAKING: Ólöf Nordal Will Be Interior Minister
Finance Minister Bjarni Benediktsson has announced that Ólöf Nordal is to be appointed Minister of the Interior, Vísir reports. Ólöf, who holds a law degree, currently head
Almost A Million People Travel Through Iceland
Roughly 915.000 foreign visitors have travelled through Iceland via Keflavík airport so far this year, reports RÚV. That’s roughly a fourth more than recorded in the same p
Happy Birthday Mr. Carter!
Queen Bey and Jay Z landed in Iceland earlier this week, as a part of Mr. Carter’s 45th birthday celebration, reports mbl.is. The power couple reportedly didn’t hang ar
Majority Pushes For Eight New Hydro Power Plant Options
Proposal and lack of due process called "unlawful" and "declaration of war"Last week’s Thursday, the majority of Alþingi’s Industrial Affairs Committee (AIAC) announced it
The Accidental Airwaves
A press pass fell in my lap unexpectedly and I felt compelled to go to the Airwaves festival. Although the pass fell too late for me to catch the only […]
Wrestling With Your Own Fear: The Adrenaline Park
At the Adrenaline Park, we overcome Adrenalíngarðurinn (“The Adrenalin Park”) is an amusement park for adults: an obstacle course that offers 45 obstacles on three levels for
Dom Pérignon Appropriate Icelandic Nature For Rebrand
Champagne producer Dom Pérignon is modelling its new luxury champagne rebrand on Icelandic nature, reports The Chicago Tribune. “The wine is all about magnetic energy,”
NASA Saved! Sort Of
Iceland’s Prime Minister, Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson, has decreed that the hall inside former Icelandic club and community centre, NASA, is to be protected as a cultural
Humanist Receives Death Threats From Islamophobes
This Saturday, Siðmennt, the Icelandic Ethical Humanist Association, held a symposium titled “Need We Fear Islam?”. Sigurður Hólm Gunnarsson, ergotherapist and membe