Restaurants Reshaping In The Midst Of A Pandemic
“You shmear the butter all over the dosa,” my Dad demonstrates. “Like this,” he says, as he tenderly traces the masala dosa with a blob of white butter. I watch, […]
The High Cost Of Living: Renting And Being Foreign In Reykjavik
Upon first moving to Iceland, the primary factor that must be arranged is a place to live; if one is from outside the European Economic Area, in most cases this […]
The Grapevine Music Awards 2021: The Winners Are Here!
Oh, you thought a pandemic would stop us? No way! It’s January, and that means the Grapevine Music Awards 2021 is here! As is tradition, we at the Grapevine once […]
Editorial: Strong Year In Music
If you feel down because of the pandemic, the boring storms and the strong winds beating on you all the goodman time, don’t despair: Reykjavík Grapevine’s Music Awards are out
What Are Icelanders Talking About? – The Buzz In The Beehive
Good news and bad news: the good news is, for a few days we had a respite from the endless stream of coronavirus-related news. The bad news is, it was […]
Together For Seyðisfjörður: Artists Lend A Hand In Rebuilding The Village
The devastating landslides that struck Seyðisfjörður in December are still wreaking havoc in their own way. While no one was killed or injured, 14 homes in the east Iceland vill
Lost In Google Translation: Rise Of The Machines
In a news story reporting on various Icelandic conservatives comparing the failed insurrection at the US Capitol on January 6th to Iceland’s mass protests of 2008-2009, the Googl
Gods Of Iceland: Sif, A Totally Fully-Fledged Three Dimensional Character
Superpowers: Beautiful blonde hair. A great wife. Weaknesses: Beautiful blonde hair. A great wife. Modern Analogue: A great wife with… beautiful blonde hair. The Goddess Sif, lik
Track By Track: ‘Inspector Spacetime’ By… Inspector Spacetime
Dance-lovers Inspector Spacetime—Egill Gauti Sigurjónsson, Vaka Agnarsdóttir and Elías Geir Óskarsson—walk us through their debut effort track by track. Intro The simplest
Just Sayings: ‘Dropinn holar harðan stein’
This saying is one of my all-time favourites and is still widely used today. Translated, “Dropinn holar harðan stein” literally means: “Drops of water will make a hole in th
Saga Memes: Yoav Tirosh Talks His Viking Advent Calendar
Saga scholar and comic artist Yoav Tirosh has been making comics depicting some of the funnier and stranger aspects of the Icelandic Sagas in the form of an advent calendar. [&hell
RVK Futurecast #4: David Gunnarsson, the CEO of Dohop
The 4th episode of #FutureCast is a conversation with David Gunnarsson, the CEO of Dohop. David and Bala Kamallakharan, the host of FutureCast, have known each other for over a [&h
Sigur Rós Survives: Endings, Eddas And ‘Odin’s Raven Magic’
The end is nigh. You feel it in your bones. Each time you read the news, each time your phone beeps with fresh tidings of another catastrophe, there’s a sense […]
Editorial: New Year Different Mankind
What will change in the new year? Well, everything—or not so much. The whole world connected for a moment over the dreaded coronavirus. We saw what leaders and nations are [&hell
Strolling, Seafood Soup & Sex: Roald Eyvindsson’s Perfect Day
Roald Eyvindsson is a journalist, husband and dad to the most wonderful little girl in the world. Bearing the same first name as one Roald Amundsen and one Roald Dahl, […]
Ask An Expert: How Come We Have Inflation-Indexed Loans In Iceland?
If you’ve ever attempted to buy a home in Iceland, you may have noticed inflation-indexed housing loans on offer. If you rent, you may have an agreement with your landlord [&hell
Well You Asked: Down With The Matriarchy!!!1!
You asked. We answered. Reminder: You asked. We did not ask. You are the weirdo. I’m a middle-aged white man in a position of power. Why do I still feel […]
Just Sayings: “Ekki er úti öll nótt enn, sagði draugurinn”
This saying is from one of Iceland’s most famous books, simply called ‘Íslenzkar þjóðsögur og æfintýri’, which was compiled and published by Jón Árnason. The
Horror-Scopes: December Called, Aries Answered
The Grapevine’s team of amateur astrologists spent weeks dissecting the skies to decipher your Decembers. Will the holidays bring joy? Pain? Conception? Find out. Aries Take a ch
A Stacked Deck: Police, Courts, And The Right To Protest In Iceland
Icelanders have developed a positive reputation for their protests. Praised for having driven a government out of power, for pressuring authorities to prosecute bankers, and for or
DREAM COLLAB: All Things Iceland & Grapevine Team Up To Offer Some Sweet Prizes
The incomparable Jewells Chambers, who runs the All Things Iceland podcast and YouTube channel, has teamed up with the Reykjavík Grapevine to announce a new contest. When you buy