8+ hour, 59+ min ago  (198+ words) Sk'l continues to draw fans and patrons with their iconic scallops and craft cocktails, but it was the pop-ups they hosted the past year that were a veritable feast. From New Nordic and Tovi Toivanen to a banger of a…...

9+ hour, 8+ min ago  (182+ words) A whaling protestor, H'lmsteinn Har'arson (34), boarded whaling ship Hvalur 9 yesterday in an attempt to disrupt this year's whaling hunt. There is a precedent for boarding whaling ships in attempts to disrupt whaling. In 2023, two protestors boarded a whaling boat and…...

10+ hour, 41+ min ago  (1702+ words) I blurt on about this to Bragi "r, whose book I have shown to friends since it came out. I tell him I assume swimming pools have been his life's passion. They aren't. The world is ready to celebrate Icelandic…...

10+ hour, 56+ min ago  (420+ words) The Reykjav'k Grapevine Around 70-80 Percent Of Iceland's Farmsteads Do Not Engage In Traditional Farming The Agriculture University of Iceland recently released a new report on farmland ownership in Iceland. Around 600 farms are owned by estates of deceased farmers, and 13 percent…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago  (106+ words) The Reykjav'k Grapevine For those interested, the other traditions are a president's speech, which will be broadcast on RUV. is. A parade from Hallgr'smkirkja will begin at 13: 00. At 13: 45, there will be public concerts at Hlj'msk'lagar'ur. Finally, and most importantly, there…...

6+ day, 2+ hour ago  (456+ words) I feel a surge of unearned pride watching them head out onto the stage, hard, Spartan-abbed, comrades in muscularity. The MC finally comes over, saying, "You ready boys? Good luck and enjoy yourselves today!" and suddenly they're switched on, hyped…...

1+ week, 2+ hour ago  (1022+ words) The Reykjav'k Grapevine To some, the 1st of May is synonymous with International Worker's Day, honouring the endless and slow-moving crawl toward labour rights for all workers. To others, the 1st of May is May Day, in which people get drunk and…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (998+ words) I'm not used to going to a sports event at 12: 30 AM, let alone a televised one starting after midnight. But I had to make an exception the wee hours of Friday night, June 5, technically Saturday, the 6th, as the New York…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (836+ words) Born and raised in Mexico, Jose Luis Andervel has been kicking around the local arts scene since embarking on his studies at the Iceland University of Arts in 2018. One winter at a time, the 32-year-old singer songwriter initially grew accustomed…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (348+ words) grapevine. is We had a visitor at the editorial office, an old friend in the local music scene. He's promoting a synthesiser he's been designing with a small group of people for the past four years. It's called LOVE synthesiser....