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Get the latest on life, travel and entertainment in Iceland, from Reykjavík Grapevine, the biggest and most widely read tourist publication in Iceland. Get your latest on life, travel and entertainment in Iceland from the country's biggest and most widely read tourist publication. The latest on culture, music and life

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grapevine.is > news > 09/10/2026 > trump-floated-making-iceland-the-51st-state-in-call-with-then-pm

Trump Floated Making Iceland 51st State In Call With Then-PM Of Iceland In 2024

2+ day, 8+ hour ago   (365+ words) On November 26, four days before Iceland’s 2024 parliamentary elections, then-Prime Minister Bjarni Benediktsson was greeted by a phone call when he entered his home. It was President-elect Donald Trump. This unusual phone call came with an unusual suggestion: how did Bjarni…...

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grapevine.is > event > where-the-land-begins

Where the Land Begins – The Reykjavík Grapevine

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (105+ words) Come and join us at LÁ Art Museum on Saturday 12th of September at 15:00 for the opening of the exhibition Where the Land Begins Our experience of landscape lies at the heart of human existence. We live from the land, within…...

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grapevine.is > society > opinion > 08/21/2026 > twelve-arguments-for-icelands-membership-in-the-european-union

Twelve Arguments For Iceland’s Membership In The European Union

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (673+ words) Why negotiation and education should not be turned down Benedikt Jóhannesson is an Icelandic publisher, businessman and politician. He is the founder and former chairman of Viðreisn and served as Iceland’s Minister of Finance from January 11, 2017, to November 30, 2017. We are…...

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grapevine.is > travel > organised-tour > 08/20/2026 > reykjavik-walking-tour-history-of-iceland

Reykjavík Walking Tour – History Of Iceland

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (301+ words) With historians and former Grapevine editors Valur & Jóndi Many of the most notable events in Icelandic history took place in what is not much more than a city block in downtown Reykjavik, from the arrival of the Vikings to the…...

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grapevine.is > music > live-music-review > 08/20/2026 > joyful-reykjavik-return-lament-on-whats-happening-back-home

Joyful Reykjavík Return, Lament on What’s Happening Back Home

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (654+ words) David Byrne live review at Harpa July 29, 2026 David Byrne reinvented the concert film in 1984 with director Jonathan Demme. The Talking Heads’ Stop Making Sense became iconic for its opening boombox providing the backbeat and the lead singer’s big suit costume....

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grapevine.is > event > sunday-gallery-talk-with-curator-big-little-city-images-of-reykjavik

Sunday Gallery Talk with Curator | Big Little City – Images of Reykjavík

1+ mon, 2+ day ago   (64+ words) The Reykjavík Grapevine Sunday Gallery Talk with Curator | Big Little City – Images of Reykjavík 30/08/2026 14:00 – 15:00 Kjarvalsstaðir, Flókagata 24, 105 Reykjavík, 105, Reykjavík Sigríður Melrós Ólafsdóttir will guide visitors through the exhibition Big Little City – Images of Reykjavík in Kjarvalsstaðir on Sunday, 30 August at 2:00 PM....

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grapevine.is > icelandic-culture > history-language > 08/18/2026 > iceland-and-europe-an-ancient-story

Iceland And Europe: An Ancient Story

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (997+ words) grapevine.is How and why a small island joined the Roman Church Iceland has long cultivated an image of exceptionalism. Its purported uniqueness has been both a source of pride and a useful political argument. The idea that the island…...

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grapevine.is > society > editorial > 08/14/2026 > iceland-isnt-an-island

Iceland Isn’t An Island

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (304+ words) We’re a fortnight away from a referendum on restarting accession negotiations with the EU. According to the polls, the result will be a coin toss. While much ink has been spilled on the timing of the referendum and the sitting…...