You Too Can be a Citizen
At the Grapevine’s request, the Icelandic Ministry of Justice has explained the procedure for applying to receive fast-track Icelandic citizenship by act of Parliament. There are
Big Business vs. Icelandic
Last month, the board of Reykjavík Energy, a publicly owned company that supplies Reykjavík citizens with energy, accepted a merger between the privately owned Geysir Green Energ
I am Going For a Cup of Coffee
The sun doesn’t knock on the door of this old barbershop, it rushes its way in here through several windows. All I see from my desk, regardless of what I […]
Vegan Iceland?
As regular Grapevine readers will know, Iceland is not the best place for vegetarians. But newcomers and old Reykjavík hangabouts alike may be interested to know just what challen
A Buffet of Quality Icelandic Designs
The interior design exhibition and trade show ‘Home and Design’ takes place for the second time at the new Laugardalshöll Hall, October 19 – 21. As part of the three-day
Mínus – Reinventing the Formula
Following the release of their fourth album last spring, rock outfit Mínus came close to breaking up as the band chemistry turned sour. After much speculation about the band’s f
From the Editor’s Chair
Airwaves festival is upon us. For us at the Grapevine, this is pretty much like Christmas in October. By far, the best weekend of the year. This issue, we bring […]
Belleville
Owned by a young couple, Bjarni and Anna, the small store Belleville is stuffed with trendy streetwear designs for fashion conscious shoppers. Limited-addition sneakers, skateboard
Elves in Cultural Vocabulary
Terry Gunnel is a professor of Folkloristics at the Unicersity of Iceland. He recently initiated a survey to explore how Icelands’ attitude towards elves and other supernatural p
Can We Do This Indefinitely?
You are a teacher, and a civil engineer, and an artist, and a designer… How did you come to think about sustainability issues? I think I came across the term […]
Kron
That old cliché about women having a soft spot for shoes is alive and well in Reykjavík, especially when those women pop into shoestore Kron on Laugavegur. Co-shop owner Hugrún
A Day at the Mall
Everyone loves the mall. This has already been established and the video evidence made available by Kevin Smith. In the greater Reykjavík area, there are two malls worth visiting:
Iceland-China
As Iceland and China moved closer towards signing a free trade agreement, the state television news came up with a great graphic to illustrate what might happen. Two lace-less shoe
From the Editor’s Chair
This issue is the last of our summer issues. That means we will accept the inevitable winter, and instead of bringing you a new issue every two weeks, from now […]
Sour Grapes
Re: Icelandic Referees Referees play an important role in any sport. Soccer is not the exception. They are in charge of justice on the pitch. However justice does not wear [&hellip
How Did You Like Iceland?
I The other day I was flipping through Hugleikur Dagsson’s “Avoid Us,” the English translation of the one-line Icelandic comics put out by the publishing giant Penguin. I was
From the Editor’s Chair
Every summer, the city of Reykjavík comes alive when tourists flood the streets, getting lost along Laugavegur and suffering from insomnia from the midnight sun. In the coming wee
No Need to Panic
So, the first issue of Monitor should hit the streets by the end of this month, what can readers expect? That is, what kind of a magazine is Monitor going […]
Future Music
What is your background? Could you explain to us what being a “Media Futurist” entails? I went to the Berklee College of Music and studied Jazz guitar there, so I’ve [&hellip
Sour Grapes
Dear Mr. E (Mr. E and Mr. F: so the Grapevine’s Editor and I use to call ourselves within professional contexts, in an unlikely crossover that echoes both American indie [&hellip