The Beer Patrol
As a service to our readers, the Reykjavík Grapevine has decided to keep you informed on the best beer price in town. Since beer prices have skyrocketed recently, we have [&hellip
The Diva of the Icelandic Tattoo Scene
For Jón Páll, the uncrowned king of the Icelandic tattoo industry, it all started about fifteen years ago when he was just as deeply entrenched in the 90s rock-scene as […
The Inevitability of Homogenisation
The powers that be are turning glorious old Staðarskáli into yet another standard, boring N1 gas-mall. And they tore down Brú. Those fucks. The walls of truck stop-cum-gas stati
The Golden Greek
The Reykjavík International Film Festival, RIFF, begins September 25 and this year it should be bigger than ever. The Greek director and Oscar award winner Costa-Gavras will visit
Predator for President
In retrospect it might seem obvious, but at the time no one really suspected that two of the stars of mid-eighties action flick Predator would become US governors. Back then, [&hel
US Citizens:
If you’re like me, perhaps you’ve been busy scouring the political blogs, keeping up on the gossip about Bristol Palin’s baby daddy or meticulously counting down the days unt
World Class is true to its Name
Upon entering the doors to World Class at Laugar, the enormity of it all will immediately leave you spellbound. In your head, Also Sprach Zarathustra (theme from 2001: A Space [&he
More Monsters and Mythical Beings: Confront the Útburður
Safe and legal abortions are a great idea. Just ask the Útburðir. “In our past and our stories, we’ve got this massive database of monsters and mythological creatures.
Cheap Reykjavik
Everyone knows Reykjavík isn’t a cheap city. There are however plenty of ways to shave some Krónur off your monthly purchases, and “Cheap Reykjavík” is where Grapevine att
It´s Electric
Chris Paine is the director of the acclaimed film Who Killed the Electric Car, a documentary about the decline of technology that seems to be making a comeback in Iceland. [&hellip
Start Your Engines
The second conference of its kind, Driving Sustainability will bring together some of the most high level and powerful minds in science and technology from around the world.
The Tartan Army Comes to Town
The qualifying rounds for the football World Cup finals in 2010, to be held in South Africa, kicked off last week. Iceland plays in a group with Holland, Macedonia FYR, […]
Chickenshit Happens
Iceland does not maintain an army; but since 2001, we have maintained the paramilitary Icelandic Crisis Response Unit (ICRU), an expeditionary peacekeeping force that is deployed o
Reykjavik 2024?
With serious concerns over Beijing’s smoggy skies, human rights records and oppressive policies regarding free speech and Internet access, is it time to bring the Olympics to an
Top 5´s
Gísli Galdur Gísli Galdur (left) a.k.a. DJ Magic is a notorious DJ and a musician in Reykjavík known to fire up every venue he shows up at. It isn’t easy […]
Great Moments in Icelandic History: Iceland wins the Cod Wars
I recently ate a delicious piece of cod in one of Reykjavík´s leading fish restaurants. All the while, I had a niggling awareness that my new adoptive country, Iceland, and [&hel
Fashion
She wears: Hat: 66° North – 66° North Shirt: Vintage – Rokk og rósir Sweater: Gallery Túnsberg – The Viking Shorts: Marc by Marc Jacobs Socks: Bernhard Wilhelm &#
Insititute of Higher Ranking
In 2005, Kristín Ingólfsdóttir succeeded Páll Skúlason as Rector of the University of Iceland. After a year on the job, she revealed her ambitious plan to take the University
Machiavellian Disaster / Satanic Circus
Earlier this month, the good people of Reykjavík got to witness the swearing in of their fourth Mayor in just two years. While they generally don’t agree on why exactly [&hellip
The Book of Non-Icelanders
Journalist and author Colleen Kinder recently visited Iceland to interview American expats for a book projects she is working on. Here’s what she found out. I’ve never hear