Women Of Iceland’s #MeToo Movement Release Statement, Implores Media To Use Caution
The women of Iceland’s #MeToo movement have released a joint statement to remind the general public of what the movement’s purpose is, in light of recent events in the
Icelandic Journalists Union May Strike For First Time In About 40 Years
As negotiations have fallen apart between the Icelandic Journalists Union (BÍ) and the Confederation of Icelandic Enterprise (SA), Iceland’s reporters may soon go on strike
Follow Your Stomach On This Reykjavík Food Tour
If there’s one thing better than an informative, fun tour round Reykjavík, it’s an informative fun tour that centres around eating—a food tour! That’s right, the Grapevine
Get Your RIFF On!: The Grapevine Picks
Cinephiles assemble! RIFF, The Reykjavík International Film Festival is back and will be bringing some much needed visual content to our proud city from September 26th through Oct
We’re Not Sports Persons: Supersport! Aims For Top 10 Pop Hit
Bjarni, Þóra, and Dagur of Supersport! are all cuteness and smiles as they sit around a table at Kaffibrennslan. The band is fresh off an enchanting Culture Night performance, wh
Last Words: Am I Your Immigrant?
“This is where the party ends. I can’t stand here listening to you and racist friend.” That line from a They Might be Giants song played in my head after […]
The Icelandic Sauce Universe
Whenever we talk about food in Iceland, there’s an elephant in the room and that elephant is sauce. So much sauce. Sauce on everything. Like a pachyderm bathing itself in [&helli
The Strength Of Sensitivity: Entanglements in New Dance Piece Þel
We strive to connect. We crave touch and intimacy. We want to belong and be a part of something. We strive to feel some shared experience. These are not questions […]
Steak Your Reputation At Reykjavík Meat
Just over a year ago, Reykjavík Meat joined the fray on the popular tourist trail Frakkastígur, a road book-ended by the Sun Voyager sculpture and Hallgrímskirkja church. Reykja
Moving Forward With The #MeToo Conference
The inaugural #MeToo: Moving Forward conference was held in Reykjavík from September 17th to 19th. Co-sponsored by the Nordic Council of Ministers, the Government of Iceland, and
Horror-Scopes: The Drawing Of The Taurus
In Horror-Scopes, Grapevine’s dedicated team of amateur astrologists breaks down your upcoming weeks based on shit like what Mercury’s up to. Aries Treat yourself! Brunch at th
Just Sayings: Að Tefla Við Páfann
“Að Tefla Við Páfann” is probably the first idiom that many Icelandic kids learn. It literally means “playing chess with the pope.” But the meaning is far from l
#IcelandSmites: Qatar Bows, Tyrants Froth, Óðinn Rages & More
After millenia of scorching heat, a biting cold has engulfed Qatar. Aron Gunnarsson’s relentless typhoon of destruction has the nation quaking in its boots, with scores of the po
The Sailor’s Guide To Icelandic Superstitions: Sea-Faring Edition
So you want to be a sailor, eh, matey? Well, not so fast. There are a few ground rules we need to cover before you push off into the crushing […]
Track by Track: ‘Unbroken’ By ZAKAZ
ZAKAZ is a one-man atmospheric post-black metal project known for its cathartic soundscapes and emotional songs. Here, ZAKAZ go through his newest EP, ‘Unbroken,’ track by trac
Ask A Historian: Why Did Iceland Stop Driving On The Left?
Odd as it may seem today, there was a time when Icelanders drove in the left lane, as they do in the UK, Japan, much of South Asia and southern […]
The World Is Like Inflight Smoking
Think about it like this: the world is like inflight smoking. You remember that time? Probably not, unless you were born in the early eighties. But once, when we were […]
Húsavík Town Guide: Its All About The Views
When I first visited Húsavík in 2016 Northern Iceland felt like the edge of the world to me. Coming from a densely populated area in Germany—the city I grew up […]
Best Remembered Secrets: The Dreamy Lo-Fi Of Hipsumhaps
“Hipsumhaps is a word that we thought described the band perfectly,” Jökull Breki Arnarson explains. Along with his collaborator Fannar Ingi Friðþjófsson, Jökull is si
In Character: The Sublime Intensity Of gugusar
Guðlaug Sóley Höskuldsdóttir is shy. Sitting in her family’s Grafarvogur home, backlit by the late-summer sunshine, the 15-year-old songstress—who performs under the name g
What Are Icelanders Talking About? : Sparks A-Flyin’ In Your Newsfeed
Possibly the hottest topic in Iceland right now is the controversy within the ranks of the police. It turns out that National Police Commissioner Haraldur Johannessen is not