A Metaphor to Dwell On
After about three weeks struggling with a cover to match Haukur Már Helgason’s feature, we finally had it. A cover that got to the heart of the matter. And then […]
GK Reykjavík – Power Souvenirs
Viking boat key chains are frightening. Troll t-shirts are spooky. But GK Reykjavík offers young professionals the power souvenir: business and casual wear that will intimidate th
Like Christmas, With Even More Consumerism
But do Icelanders really loathe religion? Why is it, then, that the island adopted Christianity without making a big fuss unlike any other “Christianised” nation? Why then is t
Thirty Minutes with Róbert Marshall
Unlike a prominent American journalist, Marshall resigned immediately. He has since rebuilt his reputation. He spoke with the Grapevine from Bilbao, where he was attending an annua
ADOPT-A-FISCHER
Bart Cameron The following major Icelandic companies dedicated time, money and other resources into bringing Bobby Fischer to Iceland. We would be remiss if we didn’t applaud the
Kinsey
Long before the transcendental Salt ‘n’ Pepa annoyed us with their “Let’s talk about sex, baby” there was Alfred Kinsey (Liam Neeson) who in 1948 published Sexual Behavio
Good Morning Reykjavík
Here’s a list of greatest hits up to now from the chess master’s repertoire: Dec. 13, 2005. Fischer gives a heart-to-heart on his love for Iceland, phoning it in to […]
Westfjord Wisdom
It all began on an uneventful morn. Last weekend of July, Verslunarmannahelgin, 1999 and I was working as a handy-man in an afterschool in Starreklinte, Denmark. My work there most
Letters
From: White Iceland Iceland4whites@yahoo.com I’m frankly offended that Bobby Fischer is getting all this attention when hard-working Icelandic antisemites have been try to get th
Growing Pains for the World’s Oldest Parliament
Sometime this year, Spaugstofan, the comedy program that is the country’s most popular television show, took on an eerie role. As it parodied the leaders of Iceland, we realized
Siv Friðleifsdóttir: Changing the Face of Icelandic Government?
“I want to make it a law that ministers can’t be members of parliament,” Siv Friðleifsdóttir tells me on the phone, and the first thought that springs to mind is: […
Bónus
When it comes to your daily staples, Bónus is the cheapest supermarket in the country. You probably won’t be able to find any of the finer imported goods that Hagkaup […]
BUY SHIT
Smekkleysa (Bad Taste) was originally an art collective that came together to produce the works of a group of local artists. They are responsible for helping spread the word on [&h
DEFYING GRAVITY: Can the Dollar’s Drop Be Reversed?
Like the Reagan administration twenty years previous, Bush’s strategy has been to give the 5% top earners the highest tax breaks and to try to shift Social Security to the [&hell
The Positives of Fischer
In Fight Club, Tyler Durden holds a knife to an investigator’s genitalia and says, “We cook your meals, we haul your trash, we connect your calls, we drive your ambulances. [&h
CAPPUCCINO CHANGE-UP: Iceland’s 2005 Barista Competition
But when the sixth annual national barista competition was held from 11-13th of March in Iceland’s biggest mall, Smáralind, I did get a show. On top of that, with continuous [&h
FRIENDS FOR LIFE
July 14th, 1972, Hotel Loftleiðir. 1 am. Sæmundur: Oh, Bobby, look at the mess you made. Bobby: Yes. I’m a genius. Sæmundur: But was it necessary to do that to […]
How to Make Like P-Diddy and Invest in ICE
According to Kauphöll Íslands, the Iceland Stock Exchange, all but three companies listed in securities trading group Kauphöll Íslands have gone up in the first quarter of 2005
Swinging to the Middle: The Coalition That Could Be
One of the best things about living here, for me, is the parliament. I’m used to having to deal with an either/or situation when it comes to government, which doesn’t […
THE BIRTHPLACE OF ROCK, PUNK AND SNOBBERY
Originally, only the most elite hotel in Iceland could afford a good band. “In the beginning, most of the in-house bands hired by the hotels were Danish and later English, [&hell
IS THERE REASON TO WORRY ABOUT ICELANDIC VAGINAS?
The President was not the only politician to attend V-day. Ingibjörg Sólrún Gísladóttir, former mayor of Reykjavík, read a harrowing chapter from The Vagina Monologues, descr