Ari Eldjárn Wins Icelandic Optimism Award
Icelandic comedian and recent Netflix star Ari Eldjárn was awarded the Icelandic Optimism Award last Saturday, President of Iceland Guðni Th. Jóhannesson has announced. As the r
Bishop Cancels All Public Services, Asks Authorities For Consistency In COVID Regulations
Bishop of Iceland David B. Tencer has released a statement regarding today’s news that the Catholic Church in Reykjavík, Landakotskirkja, had broken coronavirus restrictions
New Poll Shows Overwhelming Majority Of Icelanders Want Coronavirus Vaccine
A new poll from Gallup shows that some 92% of Icelanders surveyed consider it likely that they will try to get vaccinated against the coronavirus, while only 5% consider it [&helli
Horror-Scopes: Go Agrarian, Not Vegetarian
The Grapevine’s team of amateur astrologists followed all pandemic restrictions over their cosmic New Years celebrations. They, along with all 88 constellations, remained light y
New Years In The Time Of Coronavirus: Pollution, Maskless Crowds And Fireworks Litter
While the coronavirus pandemic and the attendant travel restrictions made New Years Eve in Reykjavík slightly less well attended than in years previous, celebrations did bring wit
COVID Affected Criminal Behaviour – But Not The Statistics
It made national headlines when the police in Iceland asked criminals to take it easy at the beginning of the COVID pandemic, but it seems, surprisingly, that the police were [&hel
Catholic Church Breaks Gathering Ban…Again
A mass at the Catholic Church, Landakotskirkja, in downtown Reykjavík was stopped by the police on Sunday for violating the gathering ban, Fréttablaðið reports. When the police
COVID-19 Roundup: 10 New Cases, Seven In Quarantine
Ten new cases of coronavirus were diagnosed domestically yesterday. Seven of the diagnosed were already in quarantine at the time of diagnosis. There were three new cases on New Ye
New Years Eve 2020/2021 — Walking Downtown Reykjavík
A virtual tour through downtown Reykjavík as the fireworks go off all around. It’s a 20min walk from Harpa, our National Opera House to the iconic Hallgrímskirkja church, w