With the United States apparent expansionist aims, heightened global interest in the Arctic, and Mr. Trump’s growing disregard for both NATO and the alliance-first foreign policy forged by prior administrations, the future can feel uncertain. It’s high time Iceland determines where it will stand.
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When Venice Comes To Iceland — The Reykjavík Grapevine
“The first time I went there, I kind of hated Venice for being too touristy, too hot and too tiny and too much water and humidity,” Hildigunnur Birgisdóttir laughs while listing off her many reasons for disliking the typically romanticised Italian city.
Unpacking The Elections, Again And Again — The Reykjavík Grapevine
This article was the cover feature of The Reykjavík Grapevine, Vol. 21, issue 18. It was originally published in December 2024. Read it on Grapevine.is. Ólafur Þ. Harðarson and Bogi Águstsson reflect on a career of calling elections What were you doing on the evening of November 30? After casting ballots in the parliamentary election,… Continue reading Unpacking The Elections, Again And Again — The Reykjavík Grapevine
A Measure Of Iceland’s Cultural Atomic Mass — The Reykjavík Grapevine
“This feels strangely intimate,” Ryan Boudinot jokes as he removes stacks of paper first from a pair of reusable Bónus shopping bags and then from four cardboard boxes. There’s one box for each neatly arranged bundle of crisp white printer paper. Once unboxed, the four piles occupy roughly the entire surface of the café table on which they’re placed.
The Indefensible Defence Of An Obsolete Industry — The Reykjavík Grapevine
concern in her voice as she looks out the large picture windows of Röst café toward the long pier of Reykjavík’s old harbour. The area is always bustling with activity of tourists shuffling onto the large whale watching ships docked there or, in more recent years, the agile RIB boats that promise to get thrill-seeking nature lovers up close to puffins, harbour porpoises and the massive, majestic whales swimming in the cold seas not far off Iceland’s coast.
Where There’s Smoke — The Reykjavík Grapevine
There’s something melancholic about approaching for landing at Keflavík International Airport. Perhaps that’s the pessimistic reading. The glass half empty individual sees a seemingly endless expanse of nothingness out the aeroplane window, where their more optimistic counterpart might marvel at a land like no other. Moonlike. Otherworldly.
Iceland’s Low Carbon Illusion — The Reykjavík Grapevine
We are living in a time where every aspect of our daily lives is touched by the effects of the climate crisis. We see it first hand here in Iceland. Glaciers are melting, weather patterns are changing, wildlife populations are in decline. None of this is new. We’ve been living in a world affected by the impact of human activity since the very dawn of humanity. After all, all living creatures impact their surroundings and environments in some way, no matter how lightly they tread.
The Renaissance of Milk Cartons — The Reykjavík Grapevine
The happy tones of Italian children’s music fill the cavernous workspace of Íslensk Grafík. The peppy pop feels at odds with the imposing machinery in the space, some of which dates back to Victorian times, but complement the happy sounds of children enjoying an impromptu playdate while their parents work through their school’s winter break.
Iceland Disconnected: What if our submarine cables went bust? — The Reykjavík Grapevine
It’s something out of a Hollywood blockbuster, or at least a symptom of some global crisis more central to the plot — be it zombie apocalypse, an alien invasion, or a cataclysmic global weather event. A world without internet. Have you ever really thought about how much of your daily life hinges on data connectivity and high-speed internet?