This week we were graced with not a day, but a whole streak of sunny weather. With temperatures continuing to drop, and the news that venomous spiders might be swarming through Grafarvogur, you could ...

Back in 2020 a group of pole dance students and instructors came together with a newly awakened thirst for performance. The resulting troupe performs pole arts and dance live on stage, using the pole, ...

On Monday, September 16, police in South Iceland initiated a search for Illes Benedek Incze, a Vík resident last seen in the town at 3am on Monday morning. Landsbjörg search and rescue teams were ...

Since the discovery of a Northern Black Widow spider in a bunch of grapes last week, Grafarvogur has become known in some quarters as the “Black Widow Capital of Iceland.” But now, a surprising twist ...

Electric scooters are a fairly recent addition to downtown. And they’re pretty useful, especially for people who really set on removing every possible opportunity for exercise from their everyday life ...

An Icelandic man is in police custody on suspicion of killing his young daughter, according to RÚV. The arrest occurred last night on the Krýsuvík road, north of Kleifarvatn. Details are scarce, but ...

A seriously ill Palestinian 11-year-old had his deportation halted today after public protests. Yazan Tamimi, who needs a wheelchair and constant medical attention due to Duchenne muscular dystrophy, ...

Moving fucking sucks, and there’s no two ways about it. It’s tiring, it’s a huge amount of hassle, and upending your only truly safe space is psychologically gruelling. It’s an inevitable part of the ...

The last week of August 2024 saw several natural hazards that significantly affected tourism in Iceland. First, 1.300 people were evacuated from the Blue Lagoon within 40 mins in response to the ...

Before I start sharing my story, I would like to tell you about a very different girl. She comes from a very small, underdeveloped city in a developing country. It’s a city that’s so small, 99% of ...

When people talk about road tripping along the south coast, they’re most often referring to a certain dramatic stretch of Route One. You probably know which one. It starts at the slender torrent of ...

It is. The freakin’. Weekend. So take a break from staring at the screen pretending to do work, pop your earphones in, and check out our new music picks. We’ve got Oyama’s smokin’ new single, some ...