Martin Luther King, Jr. Was Wrong
Between my Icelandic language courses, the hours that I have spent at immigration, and my time hanging around downtown, I have had the chance to talk with fellow immigrants from [&
Look Like a Local
I woke up last Sunday completely hung over, again. Between catching up with old friends and meeting a few new ones, my first month in Iceland has been spent pouring […]
Flateyri And The Fate Of Small-Town Iceland
As anyone who’s spent a minimal amount of time in the Westfjords will tell you, the mountains’ ancient presence is great, colouring every moment of every day with their lumber
Magni…ficent
One of the most surreal moments in the history of pop culture: fantastically brain-dead rocker Tommy Lee stands on a chair, raises his hand, and attempts… WORD PLAY. And he [&hel
Sour Grape
I gave you a quick glance on line before my visit to Iceland. I was planning on sending you a correction to one of your articles, I was going to haughtily […]
How to Lose Your Mind in One Week
Insanity comes in many forms. A sudden catastrophic event can turn an otherwise normal person into a drooling vegetable. Sometimes, it’s a slow and steady decline into complete,
At Least We’re Happy
If bad things happened to you while you were visiting, you might have a hard time explaining how you weren’t prepared. This isn’t Happyland, or Safeland, or even Moderatetemper
Political Change through Celebration
Most of the year, Gay, Lesbian and Transgender people are invisible to the population at large in Iceland. The Grapevine is as guilty as anyone of not covering the politics [&helli
Men Have to Take Responsibility
By emphasising the role men play in rape crimes in society, the NEI campaign points its finger at men as assailants. Now, for the third year in a row, the […]
Happiest Nation on Earth
This June, Iceland found out that it was, indubitably, the happiest place on Earth – fuck Disney World, Iceland blows it away, with Australia following somewhere as a distant sec
Shock Value at Face Value
Lying on the bright red couch in his living room, Maggi sets down his glass bottle of beer on the coffee table beside him, and stares blankly at a muted […]
The Green, Green Golf Course of Home
Stefán Þorleifsson, 90-year-old sports instructor and gym coach, is sitting on the couch in his two-storey house in Neskaupstaður. He has just been asked what makes Icelanders t
The Grapevine Guide to the World Cup
Following the FIFA World Cup is an experience rivalled only by the Open Bar and the Mile High Club. Sure, the Olympics are both bigger and more respectable as an […]
Deep Political Thoughts. Keanu Reeves Deep.
As we were scanning the listings and PR statements on the atrocious movies being imported to this fair isle from America—the local cinema chain somehow imports only the most emba
Daddy Dearest
In January 2005, the Grapevine published an article on Prussian Blue – 13-year-old white power folk music twins Lynx and Lamb Gaede, based on our shock at the twins’ succes
“He Was Just Standing There”
On Wednesday July 5th, the news in Iceland was full of Magni Ásgeirsson, who would be competing on the reality television show Rockstar: Supernova on a direct feed from the [&hell
A Nation Defenceless
Negotiators from Iceland, the United States and NATO-allied countries met on Friday, July 7 in the ninth round of talks regarding the removal of the Iceland Defence Force from the
An Historical Day to Be Gay
Ten years ago, a law was passed in Iceland that allowed homosexual couples to enter into a civil union. Four years later, in 2000, they were granted the right to […]
Sour Grape
Hi Grapevine Just wanted to send you few lines to tell you how much me and my husband love your magazine! We moved to Iceland almost two years ago from […]
An Open House for Politics in Action
One of the most distinct and controversial buildings in Iceland, the Reykjavík City Hall surprised a nation when it was erected in the early 1990s. Sindri Eldon met with Steve [&h