Military-Lite
What the hell was going on with that whole machine gun affair? The biggest news item in Iceland during the past month was of course “The Curious Case of the […]
Arrest, Injury, Aftermath
How did Chaplas Menka's arrest lead to serious injury? And why?Standing by the door of a two-storey building in the Höfði industrial district and not finding a doorbell, I call [
News In Brief: November
Icelanders have once again grown fed up with their elected representatives, staging a massive protest demonstration in front of Alþingi last Monday. Thousands stood at Austurvöll
Why Don’t You Kids Just Keep Debating That Airport?
Debates on Monday #9Last week gave a lesson on the utility of noise as an antidote to critical thought and solidarity. 1. The airport: still no noise restrictions Last Thursday, [&
Who’s Afraid Of November 9?
After DV revealed that the police had just acquired some 150 submachine guns from Norway, Chief Superintendent Jón Bjartmarz—who refused to answer any of the newspaper’s quest
Sour Grapes & Stuff: Issue 17, 2014
Say your piece, voice your opinion, send your letters to letters@grapevine.is Most Awesome Letter of the Issue: When I read the Reykjavík Grapevine’s article Closed Doors, Empty
We Care A Lot
Hey, check out the above photo. Who are those people? I’ll tell you: I’m in there, along with our designer Hrefna, along with our former interns Parker and Rebecca (currently [
Pippa’s Wish
Crowdfunding and Sigur Rós combine to bring a disabled young fan to IcelandA particularly heart-warming story made the rounds recently when a crowdfunding campaign called “Pippa
We’ve Got The Power
Educating the whole world about sustainable energy in Iceland“We’re here in order to learn how to correct the mistakes our fathers made with oil,” says Máté Osvald, a Hunga
Headgear-Vendettas Against The Military-Industrial Complex
Debates on Monday #8“As is well known, duels have long ceased to take place hereabouts, and assasinations are fully past; what still remains of that sort is mainly the throwi
One Day in October (During Master’s Month)
What exactly is a “Meistaramánuður”? On the occasion of the last day of October, known by some as “Master’s Month,” blogger Charlie Marlowe recounts his mostly futile
Brotherly Love
Stephen Merchant at The Reykjavík Comedy FestivalMy brother is a fourteen-carat, stone cold wanker. At age twelve he spoke fluent French, at fourteen he was the fastest 100-metre
The New Kids On The Block
Skyrta will make you a made-to-measure shirtLaugavegur, quite the dandy’s lane, is swarming with trendy menswear addresses that all offer a certain vision of what lavishly dr
Lost In Mucous
The first time I heard it, I did what all good girls do and politely ignored it. The second time, I shot him a look of disgust. By the third […]
Microphonic Body Machine
Angela Rawlings in Norway, and IcelandEkeberg Park, Oslo: The September sun reflects in yellow leaves. Angela Rawlings and her colleagues reach the centre of the posh sculpture-par
Was Literature’s First Man On The Moon An Icelandic Peasant?
Kepler’s dream of IcelandMy name is Duracotus and my fatherland Iceland called Thule by the ancients. My mother, Fiolxhilde who died recently left me at leisure to write somethin
Audiomilk And Book Mafias
The debates on Monday #6In short: Only the privileged few A large number of Icelandic books are available as audio books at the audio books library. Available, in this case, [&hell
Keeping The Romance Alive
Mexicans: They’re Everywhere- Part 3In our third and final instalment of “Mexicans: They’re Everywhere,” we meet Libertad Venegas. Prior to her first visit to Iceland,
Accidental Iceland
I don’t have the sharpest social skills but I know when someone is making a joke at my expense. My travel agent was clearly making a joke at my expense: […]
You’re Wet, And You’re Cold, And You’re Miserable
…Because All It Ever Does Is Rain In This Place!You’ve just come in for the day. Your clothes are strewn across the radiator. Your anorak is hanging in the bathroom. […]
So What’s This Men’s Only UN Gender Conference I Keep Hearing About?
On Monday, September 29, the Icelandic Foreign Minister Gunnar Bragi Sveinsson gave a speech to the United Nations General Assembly. In between talking about things that few presen