Reykjavík plays host to a Laurie Anderson residency this week as the revolutionary polymath performs two shows at Steina Vasulka’s retrospective in addition to her standalone Republic Of Love show at ...

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 ...

Iceland has the highest proportion of overweight and obese residents in the Nordic region, according to findings from NORMO 2025, reports RÚV. The report monitors diet, physical activity, body ...

Until today, Reykjavík has never before seen this much snow in October. We asked our readers to send us photos of their day in the snow. Here are some of them. Mavick Adlawan says, “Went out for a ...

“I worry about the public’s declining trust in politics in general. That was my sense when I first went into politics. One of the first things I did was to travel the country on my own, meet people at ...

Billy Long, an American congressman from Missouri, was removed from his position as the head of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) on Friday. The IRS is the service responsible for collecting federal ...

The septic tank in Vík í Mýrdal can no longer handle the sheer number of tourists, sometimes resulting in a bad smell in the town, reports Vísir. In addition, the local residents occasionally have to ...

Welcome to The Haul, where we give you a peek into our shopping bag (or the shopping bag of someone far more interesting than us) and an idea of what’s worth browsing and buying in Reykjavík these ...

Icelanders love bakeries in a distinctly Icelandic fashion: from picking up kleinur at gas stations, crowding a mural-covered storefront for kanilsnúður (cinnamon bun), or laying out 10 kinds of ...

Four individuals were arrested following searches at several locations in the capital area this week, reports RÚV. Police seized about half a kilo of cocaine, four kilos of marijuana, and over 20 ...

When I first heard the premise of Óskar Jónasson’s debut feature Sódóma Reykjavík, I thought there simply must be more to the film than a guy spending the whole time looking for a remote control. But ...

On April 9, four aircraft were diverted from Keflavík Airport around midnight after the runway landing lights malfunctioned, reports RÚV. One plane, an Icelandair flight from Heathrow Airport in ...