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 (Abre numa nova janela)! In this edition (Abre numa nova janela), 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 (Abre numa nova janela) 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 (Abre numa nova janela).

We’ve also got former chess grandmaster Margeir Pétursson (Abre numa nova janela), a new documentary on Icelandic pool culture (Abre numa nova janela), the best places to get hot chocolate (Abre numa nova janela), and much more.

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

Lastly, we’ve got some great events (Abre numa nova janela) coming up over the next few days; check them out if you can!

Your friends at the Reykjavík Grapevine