Taxi Driver
Death Metal on the stereo paints the backdrop, once the universal drunk point passes that brings the traffic lights whizzing by, the white lane dividers streaking past ever faster
The Angry Sex Election
Here are my thoughts on the recent parliamentary election in Iceland. … … … That’s it. That was the totality of my formed opinion on the recent democ
Fucking Expensive Karaoke
I recently paid $60 to make a fool of myself. I and about eight other people went to an Indian restaurant inventively named Calcutta. After some mediocre Chicken Danshak and [&hell
Where is the Icelandic Solon?
Sólon Íslandus, whose real name was Sölvi Helgason, was an Icelandic 19th Century drifter and painter who was arrested for vagrancy and sent to Copenhagen in chains. He is immor
Smartly Promiscuous in Reykjavík
There are two key draws to Reykjavík if the all-knowing Internet is to be believed: parties and promiscuity. Visitors to the city spew out paragraphs on their debauched nights and
Sour Grapes and Stuff We Like
Dear Grapevine, I discovered your magazine as I was to travel to Iceland for the first time, and found it to be the best source for intelligent articles an
Haukur’s 5th Editorial!
Wherein I espouse and clarify my views on the recent elections, our not-quite-there-yet government, whether Iceland should join the EU, Transcendental Meditation and Hollywood’s
The Other Unemployed
The Directorate of Labour puts the national average unemployment rate at 6%. For immigrants, the figure is closer to 12%. When focus shifts, as it naturally does in a troubled [&he
Stuff We Like!
So this is interesting. And you really need to hurry up if you want to catch it. Tonight marks the final performance of the Student Theatre’s adaption of “Going Ballist
Stuff We Like!
Now for a list of stuff that caught our eye on-line today and we have an affinity for. This includes pics of pissoirs in NYT, Polish Days in Reykjavík and […]
Iceland’s New Government: What Happens Next?
The elections are over, and the result pretty much the entire world expected came to be. But what will this really mean for Iceland’s future? As we, at the Grapevine [&hellip
Stuff We Like!
The Economic Disaster Area blog aggregates, outlines and investigates news on the good ol’ Icelandic economic collapse. Created by former Kaupþing bank / Apple Iceland emplo
Stuff We Like!
It’s FRIDAY and Sprengjuhöllin, Sin Fang Bous and special guest Haukur of Dikta will all play the awesome Grapevine/gogoyoko show at Grand Rokk tonight. Sprengjuhölli
Stuff We Like!
We had some fine Nepalese cuisine for lunch at newly opened restaurant Kitchen. The buffet consisted of some rather tasty and authentic (as far as we can tell) items, and […
Stuff We Like!
Easter is once again upon us. Icelandic law commands that a lot of services and goods will be unattainable during some of the holier days, but fret not for the […]
Stuff We Like!
Much anticipated documentary Dreamland (or: “Draumalandið”) is finally complete, and will start showing in Reykjavík theatres this week. Based on author Andri Snær M
Lost in Berlin
Composer Hildur Ingveldardóttir Guðnadóttir is certainly one of the most prominent Icelandic artists to emerge in a long time. Raised in a musical environment, she has been writ
Monsters and Mythical Beings: Nábuxur
This twelfth instalment in our Hugleikur Dagsson illustrated series of Iceland’s monsters and mythical beings (or are they…?) uncovers a fashionable and lucrative garment e
Stuff We Like!
Our new issue is out – and it’s pretty great, if we say so ourselves. It’s got millions of great articles, dozens of pretty pictures and some of the loveliest [&h
Icelandic Art Makes Me Feel Nothing at All
They tell me that Iceland, and in particular Reykjavík, is too small an environment to foster a critical arts debate, since the feeling of being able to speak freely is […]
Does It Matter
In the film Frost/Nixon, former President Richard Nixon wonders if his legacy will be an entire generation of Americans losing faith in the political system. The fact that Nixon wa