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

No Other TV Show Is Doing Needle Drops Like “DTF St. Louis”

From "Let the Sunshine In" to a deep-cut Beach Boys solo track, the music selections have turned this murder mystery into an all-timer

“The Drama” Has No Idea How to Handle Its Controversial Twist

Everyone’s talking about the new Zendaya and Robert Pattinson film, but director Kristoffer Borgli doesn’t earn it

What Men Can Learn From 17 Unforgettable On-Screen Proposals

From the airplane performance in “The Wedding Singer” to a less successful singalong in “Shrinking,” there are real lessons to draw from these fake engagements 

See/Hear: The Best Movies, TV and Music for April

This month delivers the final season of "Hacks," a controversial A24 film, a new album from Noah Kahan and much more

Which MLB Ballpark Has the Best Craft Beer? We Ranked All 30.

Never spend $15 on a watered-down macrobrew again

How Ryan Gosling Became This Generation’s Tom Hanks

As “Project Hail Mary” proves, no one plays a charming everyman quite like him — except America's Dad

How Did “Free Bird” Become the De Facto American Sports Anthem?

From the Olympics to the World Baseball Classic, the Lynyrd Skynyrd song has been inescapable in international competition

In Defense of Timothée Chalamet

He went from Best Actor favorite to the butt of jokes at this year's Oscars. But Hollywood is full of unlikeable people; why does the Academy insist on singling him out?

Oscars 2026: Who Will Win, Who Should Win and Who Got Snubbed

Can "Sinners" upset "One Battle After Another"? Is it curtains for Timothée Chalamet? Our final ballot is in.

There Is No “Right” Way to Write a Song

In a recent interview, Jack White criticized Taylor Swift and said he finds autobiographical songwriting to be "boring"

Oscar Voters Still Aren’t Watching All the Movies

A new rule demands that voters watch all the nominated films in a category before casting their ballots. Naturally, Academy members are ignoring it.

See/Hear: The Best Movies, TV and Music for March

Ryan Gosling shoots for a blockbuster with "Project Hail Mary," Courtney Barnett finally returns with a new record and more

The Sexiest TV Scenes of All Time, According to the Women of InsideHook

Set the mood this Valentine's Day by streaming something she's into

Bad Bunny Delivered a Super Bowl Halftime Show for the Ages

The Puerto Rican superstar's set featured thousands of pyrotechnics, hundreds of dancers and an important message

See/Hear: The Best Movies, TV and Music for February

A "Scrubs" revival and a new Mitski album soften the blow of six more weeks of winter