World Record For Puffin Rescue Broken
The annual rescue of puffin chicks in the Westman islands has just been highflying so far, and never before have more chicks been found and sent back to sea, reports Visir. [&hell
Comic By Elín Elísabet
Elín Elísabet is an illustrator with an abnormal interest in the mundane. You’ll find her around the streets of Reykjavík, documenting the everyday with her trusty sketchb
Hundreds Protest Impending Deportations Of Two Families – VIDEOS
Hundreds of Icelanders, including some members of parliament, turned out today to protest the impending deportations of two asylum seeker families. The protest, “Not In Our N
Comic By Elín Elísabet
Elín Elísabet is an illustrator with an abnormal interest in the mundane. You’ll find her around the streets of Reykjavík, documenting the everyday with her trusty sketchb
Retirement Home For Houses: And Something About Swastikas.
The house at Þingholtsstræti 9 wasn’t removed because someone sprayed a swastika on it, although that is what you were thinking, right? No, dummy, the house was removed because
Humans Of Reykjavík: Svarti Álfur
Living in a modern world where social media is rampant, it can be hard to be sure of who you truly are. For Svarti Álfur, which means “Black Elf,” it […]
Blast from the Past: Illicit Love in Öskjuhlíð
It used to be that Öskjuhlíðin hill was the best place to go in RVK for an American-style dating experience. You could park your car overlooking the city, and there […]
Readers Write: Becoming A Grandfather
Dear Grapevine, I am happy to share with my Icelandic friends that I am in the hospital waiting for my daughter Stefani to give birth to her first child, and […]
Time Capsule: The National Theatre Of Iceland
The National Theatre of Iceland is one of Reykjavík’s finest and most long-lived art institutions. It’s hard to miss: the building has an inviting atmosphere, with a baronial
Ordered To Remove Candy From Esja
The Icelandic candy factory Nói Síríus was ordered to remove an illegal box of cereal bars that they placed close to the top of famed mountain Esja in Reykjavík. The […]
Gasping For Air: United Silicon’s Enduring Problems
By the time you read this, the United Silicon plant in Reykjanes will have been closed. Temporarily, mind you, while “necessary upgrades and maintenance” are performed. If thos
Where Was It Shot? Flags Of Our Fathers
Apparently, the next best setting for Joe Rosenthal’s famous Iwo Jima photograph was our own volcanic island—specifically, on the Reykjanes peninsula. Clint Eastwood is on top
The Name Blame Game: The Icelandic Patronymic Tradition Could Disappear Within Decades
When a local mom was inspired to name her daughter Blær after a character from Nobel Prize winner Halldór Laxness’ book, the ominous-sounding Personal Names Committee rebuffed
The Icelandic Executioner: The Nazi Informant Authorities Saved
In June 1945, large crowds of Danes and Icelanders celebrated as Esjan, the first ship to arrive from Iceland since WWII ended docked in Denmark. Finally, the numerous Icelanders w
Pizza In the Sky: World’s First Drone Delivery Service Arrives In Iceland
It’s a plane…it’s a bird…actually, it’s flying hamburgers. Drone delivery is making its way to Iceland, making it the first of its kind in the world. Goods can no
City Hall May Take Hard Swing To The Right Next Spring
Reykjavík City Hall might end up looking very different from its current form when municipal elections are held next spring. A four-party band of centre-to-left parties, which com
News In Brief: Early September Edition
Our top story: someone has finally had to answer for what was found in the Panama Papers. Júlíus Vífill Ingvarsson, a former Reykjavík city councilperson for the Independence P
Icelandic Facebook Groups: Family living – the true story – ICELAND
The primary characteristic of Icelandic humour is self-deprecation, and nowhere on Facebook will you find a better example of this than in the group ‘True Story’. Although the
Ask A Scientist: Why Is Reykjavík So Dusty?
One of the unfortunate features of Reykjavík is that it tends to get pretty dusty, especially in the spring. Air quality declines, and lots of blame is thrown around; air [&hellip
