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According to meteorologist Trausti Jónsson, the beginning of June was the coldest in Reykjavík this century. “The average temperature in Reykjavík during the first 20 days of June was 7.8°C, which is ...
In the process, Axel ends up entangled with moonshine-brewing teenagers and a cast of small-time club gangsters. What starts as a simple mission turns into something stranger, wilder — and more iconic ...
The weather was mostly gloomy and rainy during our time in the Faroes, but one morning, as the sky cleared and the sun peeked through fast-moving clouds, I took a stroll through the old town ...
What is the Reykjavik Grapevine? Your essential guide to life, travel and entertainment in Iceland. The Reykavík Grapevine is Iceland's biggest, best and most widely read English-language publication.
Snorri wasn’t alone in sensing the shift. Sigríður Á. Andersen, former minister of justice and Independence Party MP, now a Centre Party candidate, put it plainly, “Young people are leaning right.” ...
What is the Reykjavik Grapevine? Your essential guide to life, travel and entertainment in Iceland. The Reykavík Grapevine is Iceland's biggest, best and most widely read English-language publication.
For the cover, we asked renowned Icelandic visual artist Baldur Helgason to render the cover feature’s concept visually. The result: a contemporary depiction of the shoulder angel and demon. Here, ...
Exploring BDSM in Iceland and how it fits into the larger queer community What is BDSM? Typically considered sexual preferences and practices that include elements of control, submission or pain, it ...
Orka is part of the pilot project “Hundur í skólastofunni” (Dog in the classroom), which aims to improve students’ work environment and mood. Orka’s role is to foster its students’ wellbeing and ...
A special relationship The historic relationship between Iceland and the United States has long been defined by strategic necessity, mutual benefit and occasional tension. Situated at the crossroads ...
Born from Björk’s album Utopia and growing to embrace her next, Fossora, the tour lasted five years and involved a massive amount of technical preparation: bespoke instruments, a 360-degree sound ...
In this episode, we cover a search for a lost person on Mt. Esja that began Monday and was ongoing when we recorded; we discuss last week’s fatality at Brúará, midway between Laugarvatn and Geysir; ...