You might imagine our office as a European wonderland, with espresso machines and turtlenecks and sophisticated furniture. As a street paper, we keep our overhead low. So during the week, many of us ...

On Saturday (January 24), make sure to catch the double opening at Listasafn Íslands of Agnieszka Polska’s Innocent Bodies and Bryndís Snæbjörnsdóttir and Mark Wilson’s Seas‘ Blue Yonder at 15:00. If ...

The thing I really loved about believing in Santa Claus was the idea that reindeer would land on our roof. It didn’t matter that our fireplace was non-functional and hidden behind furniture, when my ...

The Reykjavík Grapevine’s Iceland Roundup brings you the top news with a healthy dash of local views. In this episode, Grapevine publisher Jón Trausti Sigurðarson is joined by Heimildin editor ...

The emergency department at Landspítali is expected to be very busy today due to accidents caused by icy conditions, and delays may occur, reports Vísir. Around 30 people had already sought treatment ...

Growing up in Iceland, you will at some point become aware of the Cod Wars. This awareness is comfortably nestled in the Patriotic Fun Fact Files, somewhere between “Iceland discovered America” and ...

The Icelandic Road and Coastal Administration (Vegagerðin) plans to install so-called rockfall barriers at Steinafjall, where a fatal accident occurred last year, reports Vísir. As previously reported ...

If you entered a children’s section of a bookshop this holiday season, it probably didn’t take long before you saw a book utilising generative artificial intelligence (AI) for its illustrations.

The incoming U.S. ambassador to Iceland and former member of the U.S. House of Representatives joked yesterday that Iceland would become the 52nd state of the USA and that he would be its governor, ...

“Um, can I ask, in lieu of your names, how would you like me to refer to you two?” I ask, tentatively. “The Bunny and The Pig,” The Pig states. I’m greeting two artists over Zoom, who are donning ...

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.

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. Our alternative monthly magazine ...