Bonnie Stiernberg

Bonnie Stiernberg is InsideHook's Managing Editor. Originally hailing from Chicago, she graduated from the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana in 2009 with a BA in News-Editorial Journalism and wrote about music for The Deli Chicago and Chicago INNERVIEW Magazine before accepting an internship at Paste Magazine and moving to Atlanta in 2010. Eventually, she worked her way up at the publication, serving as Music Editor for nearly seven years and TV Editor for five. She has penned cover stories on Father John Misty, Wilco, Carrie Brownstein, The Flaming Lips and "Mad Men"'s John Slattery and Vincent Kartheiser, compiled an oral history of "The Wonder Years," written "Best of What's Next" profiles on The Civil Wars and Alabama Shakes long before they broke out and interviewed legends like Mavis Staples, Elvis Costello, The Band's Robbie Robertson and the Sex Pistols' Johnny Rotten. After leaving Paste and relocating to Brooklyn in 2016, she wrote for publications like Billboard, Rolling Stone, Glamour, GRAMMY.com, Vice, No Depression, The Bluegrass Situation and more. Since first joining InsideHook in 2019, she has covered all things pop culture-related for the site, whether it's interviewing Alice Cooper or reviewing the latest buzzy HBO series. She also is a craft beer enthusiast who has spent countless hours chatting with brewers, attending beer festivals and tossing back a few cold ones in the name of journalism. (It's a tough gig, but someone's gotta do it.) When she's not working, she enjoys being tortured by her beloved Chicago Cubs.

All Articles From Bonnie Stiernberg

Reminder: Movies Don’t Need to Have White Men in Them to Be “Relatable”

CinemaBlend has pulled a review that complained Pixar's "Turning Red" is hard to relate to because it's set in Toronto's Asian community

Bob Dylan Is Releasing a Book of Music Criticism

"The Philosophy of Modern Song" will feature over 60 essays by Dylan analyzing other artists' music

Who Cares if Peggy Hill Is a Bad Mom?

Fans are rushing to the animated matriarch's defense on social media after an op-ed questioning her parenting skills. But why does it matter?

Zöe Kravitz Says She Was Told She Was “Too Urban” to Audition for “The Dark Knight Rises”

How can anyone be "too urban" for a movie that is very famously set in a gritty metropolis?

Can “Winning Time” Move Past Its Adam McKay Problem?

Grating fourth-wall breaking and onscreen chyrons get in the way of what should be a compelling story in the director's Lakers series

Morris Day Says Prince’s Estate Banned Him From Performing as The Time

The estate, however, insists it's "open to working proactively with Morris"

Ryan Dempster on the Rebuilding Cubs, the MLB Lockout and More

We caught up with the "Off the Mound" host at Innings Festival

What Would a Popular Movie Oscar Even Mean?

During a recent interview, Samuel L. Jackson suggested the Academy should hand out a special award to the year's most popular film

What Happens at a Music-and-Baseball Festival When There’s No Baseball?

Baseball's labor dispute loomed over the 2022 edition of Innings Festival in Tempe, Arizona

Sam Elliott Not a Fan of the "Allusions of Homosexuality" in "Power of the Dog"

In an appearance on Marc Maron's podcast, the actor likened Benedict Cumberbatch's character to a Chippendales dancer

David Crosby Tells Young People “Don’t Become a Musician”

In a new interview, Crosby weighed in on Joe Rogan, Spotify and the future of the industry

Why Are So Many Pop-Punk Songs from 20 Years Ago Beloved by Incels?

From "Teenage Dirtbag" to "Flavor of the Weak," a startling number of early-aughts anthems center on losers being ignored by girls they feel entitled to

Halyna Hutchins's Husband Blames Alec Baldwin for Her Death

"The idea that the person holding the gun and causing it to discharge is not responsible is absurd to me," Matthew Hutchins said

Tom Brady to Produce and Act in "80 for Brady" Road-Trip Comedy

The former QB will star alongside Lily Tomlin, Jane Fonda, Sally Field and Rita Moreno

The Oscars Are Banking on the Fact That You Don't Actually Care About Movies That Much

Eight categories will no longer be awarded live during the telecast

Charlize Theron Says She "Didn't Feel Safe" on Set With Tom Hardy for "Mad Max: Fury Road"

Hardy reportedly got aggressive with Theron after he showed up three hours late