What Do Icelandic Voters Want?
An online poll from public broadcasting shows Icelanders have very strong opinions on what the President should, or should not, be able to do. Public broadcasting system RÚV has s
Improvising In Your Second Language
They’ve only been around for a year, but Improv Iceland has already made a name for themselves with high-energy performances in their mother tongue, garnering attention from the
Candy Of The Week: Pipar Fylltar Reimar
My first taste of this week’s candy was at the foot of Esjan, eaten as fuel before a hike up the mountain that looms just north of Reykjavík. Hardcore hikers […]
Where To Watch Iceland’s Certain Victory At The Euro 2016 Football Tournament
Everyone needs a good place to watch Iceland smiting the world. If you’re in Reykjavík, here are some good places to see the drama unfold. The smiting begins at 4pm [&hellip
Ornithologist Pleads: Don’t Give Birds Bread
One man is looking out for the human-driven dietary supplements of Iceland’s bird population. As summer is here and people enjoy being able to comfortably enjoy the outdoors,
Bára Gísladóttir’s Five Favourite Albums
Bára Gísladóttir is a young Icelandic composer. Her album “Different Rooftops” was released earlier this year and she has been busy since. This summer she will be touring wi
Many Turned Away From Secret Solstice Concerts
Many festivalgoers were not able to attend some of the bigger-name concerts at Secret Solstice, and there have been complaints about disorganisation. RÚV reports that there were s
Hekla May Be Ready To Erupt
New measurements of the famous south Iceland volcano indicate that it may be ready to erupt, and its internal pressures are greater than they were before the last two eruptions. [&
Happening Today: Julien Baker & Indridi At KEX Hostel
Julien Baker, American singer-songwriter and guitarist from Memphis, Tennessee, is coming to the Iceland for a first time. For years, Baker and her close friends performed as the b
ICELAND SMITE HUNGARY, SCORING TWICE IN 2-0 DRAW
Iceland’s second game on the road to their certain victory at Euro 2016 was, of course, another dramatic battle, this time against the spirited Magyar of Hungary. Despite Hun
Meet All The Candidates (Except One)!
We at the Grapevine believe strongly in the idea of the well-informed voter. To that end, we asked every candidate running for President of Iceland the same eight questions (with [
Our Local Regent: Great Moments In Icelandic Presidential History
As hard as it may be to believe, Iceland has only had five presidents since first gaining independence from Denmark in 1944. Since then, while the vast majority of Icelanders [&hel
Talk Small To Me
Icelanders have a lot of special talents developed over generations of practice. Drinking, for example. Making gorgeous and functional sweaters. Taking fish out of raging, frozen A
Tourism, Slavery, And Worker Exploitation
Readers who’ve been following our daily news output might have noticed a disturbing increase in stories about worker exploitation in Iceland. These cases range from relatively mi
For & Against: The Presidency
FOR: Icelanders may disagree with one another on any number of highly charged political issues, but if there’s one thing we can all agree on, it’s that we love having […
The Hot Button: Presidents
The new hot button issue is president fever. Elections in Iceland, from small villages to Parliament itself, are almost always about party politics. The exception to this is the pr
ICELAND PREPARE TO SMITE AND DECIMATE HUNGARY AT EURO 2016
After their heroic 1-1 victory against the flouncing, melodramatic demimonde Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal, Iceland’s heroic eleven left the famous prima donna throwing
Happening Today: Icelandic National Day
Let’s celebrate! Þjóðhátíðardagurinn (let’s just call it Icelandic National Day, shall we?) is an annual holiday in Iceland which commemorates the foundation of The Repub
Happening Now: ‘Codependent’ At Harbinger
This six-week exhibition is like few others, in that the gallery space will be shifting and evolving as it proceeds. When it opens on June 17, two artists will be […]
Don’t Ask Nanna About Euro 2016
@elqqazz As #EURO2016 correspondent @brainlove might say, He shall bathe in free ancestral mead long after Valkyries carry him to Valhalla — Nanna Árnadóttir (@NannaArnadottir)
Today Is Iceland’s Independence Day
Today is more than June 17 – it’s also Iceland’s Independence Day. Commemorating Iceland moving from being a colony with home rule to a fully independent republic