What is North? Do we think about the North solely from the perspective of our own position in the world? What does it take to be an artist living and working in the North? Are there any common threads ...
During a cabinet meeting between the Icelandic government and President Halla Tómasdóttir on Sunday, March 23, former minister for children and education Ásthildur Lóa Þórsdóttir formally resigned. On ...
On March 24, the dean of the Icelandic Film School Hlín Jóhannesdóttir sent an e-mail to its staff and students declaring the institution would be declaring bankruptcy, reports RÚV. In the letter, ...
On March 21, heavy metal band HAM teamed up with the synthesiser-based group Apparat Organ Quartet for a once-in-a-lifetime performance dubbed HAMPARAT. This is what it felt like. A female voice ...
Oh, that first sunny day after weeks of grey skies and gloom. The one where the sky turns a crisp, cloudless blue, the sun finally breaks through, and the whole world feels just a little lighter. You ...
Minister of Education and Children’s Affairs Ásthildur Lóa Þórsdóttir has announced her resignation. She revealed her decision in an interview with RÚV, shortly after the broadcaster reported on her ...
We find ourselves in what used to be the hinterlands of Reykjavík’s restaurant scene, at Hverfisgata 96, visiting the Italian restaurant Grazie Trattoria, which opened its doors in 2022. This is ...
An earthquake measuring 4.2 in magnitude struck Bárðarbunga just before 8:30 this morning, reports RÚV. A smaller earthquake, measuring 2.9, occurred in the same area shortly before, followed by ...
According to a recent report published by the Nordic Welfare Centre, 33% of Icelandic adults aged 18-24 years old use nicotine pouches, Vísir reports. The rate of use is the highest in Iceland ...
The United Nations Continental Shelf Commission has formally approved Iceland’s rights and sovereignty of the Icelandic continental shelf. The approval marks the end of a 25-year-long process pursued ...
It’s Friday, my gals, and time for a new selection of music making its way to the Grapevine’s office. Whether you’re in the mood for good ol’ fashioned rock ‘n’ roll, ethereal theremin compositions, ...
A report has been released on the conduct of National Police Commissioner’s Special Unit when, in 2023, armed policemen searching for a perpetrator suspected of a violent offence entered a private ...