Haukur’s 13th Editorial!
So, this has been a pretty good summer, all things considered. We enjoyed some pretty good weather, drank some pretty good beers and saw some sights. We travelled around the count
Stuff We Like!
We’re cultured folk here at the Grapevine so it should come as no surprise that we sure do like some inventive theatrical performances – especially if they involve knock-down i
Is Hannes Hólmsteinn Gissurarson The Architect Of The Collapse?
Political science professor Hannes Hólmsteinn Gissurarson is a peculiar fellow. An ardent follower of the free market teachings of F.A. von Hayek and Milton Friedman, he is ofte
You’ll Have (Had) A Gay Ol’ Time!
“I’m the first openly gay, fully licensed ship captain in Iceland!” Einar Örn Einarsson announced over the ship’s loud PA system while welcoming everybody aboard. The Eldi
Taxi Man goes GayPride
It’s the ass end of a totally gayriffic weekend and I have learned a few facts and lessons. 1) Never fuck with a man’s sequins. 2) Guys give the best […]
Stuff We Like!
After all the summer parties, waffle-fests and vomiting teenagers on Austurstræti, the weather’s turned shit-tastic again, school is back in session and everyone is all partie
Now & Then
I was last in Iceland on August 24, 2008. At the time the price of the US dollar had just risen to what seemed a whopping 80 ISK, and I […]
The Sicilian Connection
“What’s the difference between Iceland and Ireland?” “One letter and about six months.” So ran the joke at the beginning of the year. It’s been over seven months now an
Optimistic, Hopeless, Content
Relentlessly experimental electro/pop/whatever outfit múm are arguably one of Iceland’s most successful musical exports to date. Since forming in 1997, the band has released f
Stuff We Like!
For some reason, everyone likes stuff that’s free. Free music, free journalism, free pornography, free jazz – it’s all universally celebrated as being all totally awesome and
The Oldest Profession
May 6, 2009. 12:28 pm. It’s humiliating, being solicited for sex. The range of emotions felt is broad; each and every one verging on crushing the psyche and effectively scramblin
Exodus
Something childlike deep within their eyes, reminded me of faces in the crowd from before the fall of the Berlin Wall; or on dim-lit streets in Gorbachev’s Moscow— a cold, [&he
Why I Don’t Give a Fuck
The Icesave quarrel, prosecuting the Icelandic racketeers, returning or receiving the IMF loan, joining the EU or any other of these immensely important issues that are discussed h
Raw in Reykjavík
What? Raw food is a diet consisting of foods that have not been heated over 46 degrees Celsius (115 degrees Fahrenheit). The most popular version is based on fruits, vegetables, [&
Faceless Bureaucracy Or Benevolent Uncle?
The 1957 Treaty of Rome, the rock on which the EU is built, states that there should be a common policy for fisheries. That’s fundamental, so don’t kid yourselves that [&hellip
Sour Grapes and Stuff
Sour grape of the month A case of POLAR BEER for your thoughts. We’re not gonna lie to you: we really love us some beers. Some folks would call it […]
Politics, Culture and Driving in Circles
“People are very private here. You need a local to gain their trust,” Piitaaraq explained in an attempt to quell my disappointment upon being shunned by a dozen individual loca