Christ, they all talk foreign here!
I am a complete moron. No seriously, I am. Despite holding all sorts of degrees and wowing people with my rapier wit and all round brilliance, it looks like I’m […]
Iceland’s Designers March On
DesignMarch is happening again. Last year’s event was a great success and good times were had by all—the programme was large in scale and ambition and was well carried out
Davíð Oddsson On The Warpath
In the summer of 2000 I met then leader of the British Conservative Party William Hague. The party was doing very badly in the polls. I mentioned to Mr. Hague […]
Ka-ching!
With an afternoon to kill and a wallet full of cash, I naturally headed to the mall where I could spend not only my time, but also my money. Although […]
Iceland’s Post-Crash Sale – 30% OFF!*
*For Tourists ONLYTourists have been flocking to Iceland in greater numbers ever since October 2008 when Iceland’s economy crashed and its currency came tumbling down with it. Th
Letters from 3rd issue
MOST AWESOME LETTER Dear grapevine I’ve been living in Iceland for seven months and I am having the time of my life. I think I’m over the worst part of […]
Quit Fucking Around
I expect nothing of any politician. I do not believe in them. In fact, I cannot remember actually expecting an elected official to behave in any manner that wasn’t specifically [
Stuff We Like!
We do love us some Icesave over here at the Grapevine. And, apparently, so do you guys! At least if we judge by the amount of correspondence you’re sending in. […]
Stuff We Like!
Aurora Borealis. Northern Lights. Yeah. Those are pretty amazing. And they were here yesterday and the day before… Yes, they were all hanging out in the sky over Reykjavík-t
To Be Icelandic, That Is A Question
A new question has arisen in Iceland. It goes something like this: What does it mean to be Icelandic? Or better: What are Icelanders made of? What is their true […]
To The Rescue!
It’s 5:45am, Saturday morning. The aftermath of a night of partying is apparent while passing the streets of downtown Reykjavík. A young man who seems to have lost his coat [&he
Stuff We Like!
Cream-filled buns + salty salty mutton + begging for candy in a costume = F.U.N! Let’s imagine the previous statement requires explanation (it doesn’t)… Today Ice
High Hopes
In December, Iceland joined over 190 nations for the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen. The two-week summit, blasted a failure by many, returned environmental
Fruits Remain Forbidden
All those corrupted fruits, you see, were giving those involved a bad name. Not to mention the smell, the simple unpleasantness of it all. One year a brilliant solution was [&helli
Morgunblaðið And The American Satanist
Not too many Americans wanted to hear about Amanda Knox as her year long trial played out. Accused of murdering a British flatmate while studying abroad in Perugia, Italy, Knox [&h
Stuff We Like!
Grapevine isn’t always fun and candyfloss. Sometimes we get downright depressed and bummed out. Hell, sometimes we’d rather just stay in bed all day complaining about stuff. Th
Iceland And Its Founding Myths: Isolation or openness
The founding myth of Iceland goes something like this: A bunch of hardy people from the West coast of Norway escaped the terror—and high taxes—of a king called Harald the [&hel
Letters from 2nd issue
MOST AWESOME LETTER Dear Grapevine You are worth a read! Thank you for making my recent visit to Iceland informative and enjoyable! Let me just say that: 1. The letter […]
Adrenaline Surges At 3 PM
It was that time again, the time of a big handball feast. Whatever it’s called — European Championship, World Cup, Olympics — ever since the Iceland’s national handball tea
You Can Call Me Mr. President!
You remember our last issue, right? The one where we tried to give some sort of account of what went down in Iceland in 2009 by asking a bunch of […]