Hiking ban, Grammy for Björk and more!

Hello again,  High Five Club Members and prospective members!

We're back with your weekly roundup of all things Iceland, from us at the Reykjavík Grapevine to you, our loyal supporters.

First up, is the Reykjavík Newscast (Öffnet in neuem Fenster)! In this edition (Öffnet in neuem Fenster), Valur (and Pollý of course) talk about an amazing miscalculation of the census, wherein it turns out there are fewer Icelanders than we initially thought.

Also, the cover story of our new issue (Öffnet in neuem Fenster) is the one and only Hekla Magnúsdóttir, Iceland’s most famous theremin master, who has been making waves overseas and just dropped a new album. Read our fascinating conversation with her here (Öffnet in neuem Fenster).

We’ve also got former chess grandmaster Margeir Pétursson (Öffnet in neuem Fenster), a new documentary on Icelandic pool culture (Öffnet in neuem Fenster), the best places to get hot chocolate (Öffnet in neuem Fenster), and much more.

In other news, the Kirkjufell hiking ban might be illegal (Öffnet in neuem Fenster); it’s still not legal to name yourself Lucifer (Öffnet in neuem Fenster); Björk got a Grammy nomination (Öffnet in neuem Fenster); and more (Öffnet in neuem Fenster)!

Lastly, we’ve got some great events (Öffnet in neuem Fenster) coming up over the next few days; check them out if you can!

Your friends at the Reykjavík Grapevine