The Nazi King Of Iceland
In 1938 a mysterious meeting took place in which a German prince was offered the Kingdom of IcelandIn his 1952 memoir, the German nobleman Prince Friedrich Christian of Schaumburg-
News in Brief Early May 2014
So, summer has officially begun here in Iceland, which means it’s whaling season again. Whaling is currently permitted in Reykjavík’s Faxaflói Bay—the same waters in whic
Meet The Parties
An American politician once famously said “All politics is local,” and that’s as true in Iceland as anywhere else. Four years after Jón Gnarr was gleefully elected mayor aft
So What Are These Shitballs I Keep Hearing About?
If we are to have any hope of discussing the very serious matter of an ecological collapse in the unique natural wonder of Lake Mývatn, we will have to get […]
What Happened?
Mayor Jón Gnarr explains himself, a littleFirst, nobody thought comedian Jón Gnarr’s joke party would actually make it to the ballot for the 2010 Reykjavík municipal elections
Casting For A New Mayor
Anna's 41st EditorialFour years ago, a comedian decided to run for mayor of Reykjavík. He created a not-so-political party, audaciously named The Best Party, and began campaigning
Homeward Bound
A lost cat is returned to his owner, seven years laterIn 2007, Iceland’s economy was still in its pre-crash boom days, cruising along to an eventual 4.9% GDP growth rate. [&helli
By Immigrants, For Immigrants
Reykjavík’s Human Rights Office offers counselling and adviceBarbara Jean Kristvinsson, a counsellor with the city’s Human Rights Office, knows from experience how difficult i
Lemúrinn: Thorarinn Gunnarsson: Iceland’s Forgotten Sci-Fi Superstar
With powerful AI-controlled ships, the Starwolves have been defending the Republic against the numerically superior but technically inferior Union forces, a decidedly one-sided bat
I Occasionally Do Drugs But I´m Fine
Dear Grapevine, I’m an Icelandic male in my early thirties. I’ve been married two years and my wife and I rent an apartment in central Reykjavík. I graduated from a [&
Election Poll Roundup: The Candidates On Immigration Issues
For the benefit of voters, especially immigrants who have resided in Iceland for at least five years (three if they are from a Nordic country), candidates convened to inform the [&
So What’s This Christmas Tree I Keep Hearing About?
Every year since 1951 the city of Oslo has presented the city of Reykjavík with a goddamn enormous spruce tree, which is erected every year in the square in front […]
The Chief Of Reykjavík
A Ride-along on the City BookmobileI clearly remember the day, just over a year ago, when I first saw the Reykjavík bookmobile (bókabíll) parked on a side street in my […
The Great Reykjavík Beer Heist Of 2014
Take our word for it, you don’t want to learn this lesson the hard way…Iceland is not known for having an especially strict code of social etiquette. There are, however, [&hell
News In Brief
We’re #1! We’re #1! At what, you ask? Did Iceland finally win Eurovision? No—that hasn’t happened yet (and honestly, our chances aren’t so good). At the Crossfit Games? N
There Is Definitely, Definitely, Definitely No Logic…
Or, at least, there is an error within that logicLong before the opening of his exhibition in Mexico City last year—the aim of which was to print out the entire […]
Good Coffee, Good Conversation, And A Good Cause
Good Coffee, Good Conversation, And A Good CauseIn a city brim-full with cafés and coffee shops, one local man—psychology student and long-distance cycling enthusiast Sverrir Ro
“A Gallery Is Nothing More Than The Group Of Artists Represented There”
While art aficionados and those familiar with the Icelandic art scene may have their own ideas about work that is particularly “i8-like,” Börkur says the gallery’s aesthetic
Sour Grapes And Stuff: Issue 5, 2014
Hello, Just a quick note of thanks: I’ve just arrived back in London after my first trip to Iceland, with which both myself and the friend with whom I was […]
Icelandic Art, If There Is Such A Thing
On the ground floor of a grey apartment building, across from Reykjavík’s old harbour, around the corner from the Reykjavík Art Museum, and a five minute walk from the heart [&