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
Kathryn Hahn in "Transparent," Rachel Brosnahan in "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel," and Rachel Sennott in "Shiva Baby"

Why Won’t Hollywood Let Jewish Actresses Play Jewish Women?

With her recently announced role as Joan Rivers, Kathryn Hahn is part of a recent trend of non-Jewish women playing Jewish characters

Britney Spears attends Sony Pictures' "Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood" Los Angeles Premiere on July 22, 2019 in Hollywood, California.

Can We Stop With the Britney Spears Documentaries Already?

Two new Britney Spears documentaries drop in the same week, but are they exploiting her trauma for financial gain?

Billy Eichner attends the 2020 Vanity Fair Oscar Party hosted by Radhika Jones at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on February 09, 2020 in Beverly Hills, California.

Billy Eichner’s “Bros” Rom-Com Has a Historic All-LGBTQ+ Cast

Yes, even the heterosexual characters will be played by LGBTQ+ performers

A black and white photo of Sean Connery (James Bond) and Honor Blackman (Pussy Galore) promoting the film "Goldfinger" in 1964

"No Time to Die" Director Says Sean Connery's Bond Was "Basically" a Rapist

Cary Fukunaga made the comment while explaining how he plans to modernize the James Bond franchise

Seth Rogen attends the 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards on September 19, 2021 in Los Angeles. Producers of the show are pushing back against comments by the actor that the show set-up wasn't safe.

Was Seth Rogen Right to Question the COVID-19 Safety Protocols at the Emmys?

The comedian called out the awards show while presenting on Sunday

Ronnie Wood, Charlie Watts, Keith Richards and Mick Jagger in Hannover, Germany. At a more recent Stones show, the band paid tribute to Watts, their late drummer

Watch the Rolling Stones Pay Tribute to Charlie Watts in Their First Show Without Him

"We all miss Charlie so much," Mick Jagger told the crowd.

The 25 Best Fall Albums for People Who Love to Fetishize Fall

The 25 Best Fall Albums

From Fleet Foxes to Fahey, these records will help you usher in cozy season

Denzel Washington and Frances McDormand touching heads in a scene from "The Tragedy of Macbeth," a black-and-white take on the Shakespearean tale from Joel Coen

Here’s Everything We Know About Joel Coen’s “The Tragedy of Macbeth”

We finally have our first look at the director's first movie without his brother

Daniel Craig attends The Museum of Modern Art Screening of Casino Royale at MOMA in 2020. The actor says James Bond shouldn't be played by a woman, though in the context of women should be getting their own and better roles.

Daniel Craig Says James Bond Shouldn't Be Played By a Woman. Is He Right?

The 007 actor would rather see more new roles for women

Ola (Patricia Allison) and Lily (Tanya Reynolds) in the third season of "Sex Education."

“Sex Education” Should Be Shown in Actual Sex Education Classes

The show's third season is its best yet, pushing the boundaries of how sex is depicted onscreen

Country musician Morgan Wallen performs onstage at the Ryman Auditorium on January 12, 2021 in Nashville, Tennessee

Morgan Wallen Reportedly Hasn’t Donated All the Money He Promised to Black Charities

Wallen pledged $500,000 to Black charities back in July. One organization called that number "exceptionally misleading."

(L-R) Marielle Heller, Scott Frank, Anya Taylor-Joy, and William Horberg, winners of the Outstanding Limited Or Anthology Series award for "The Queen's Gambit," pose in the press room during the 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards.

Those “Queen’s Gambit” Emmy Speeches Epitomized Exactly What’s Wrong With Hollywood

Scott Frank and William Horberg put a damper on Sunday night's proceedings with a pair of tone-deaf exhortations

Brian Wilson performs onstage during the Something Great from '68 Tour at The Greek Theatre on September 12, 2019 in Los Angeles, California.

Brian Wilson Announces New Album of Stripped-Down Beach Boys Songs

"At My Piano" is slated for a November release

The Marina Towers as seen on Wilco's Yankee Hotel Foxtrot album

20 Years Later, Wilco’s “Yankee Hotel Foxtrot” Is More Than Its Backstory

It was never about the music industry. It's about the music itself.

Chuck Berry performs onstage with his Gibson hollowbody electric guitar circa 1965.

Rock ‘n’ Roll Was Never Just About “White Male Angst”

Conservative commentator Jeremy Boreing recently asserted otherwise, making the bizarre claim that Barack Obama "killed rock 'n' roll"

Phoebe Waller-Bridge, who's rumored to be the next Indiana Jones, in a black dress at the SAG Awards

Let Phoebe Waller-Bridge Be the New Indiana Jones, You Cowards

The "Fleabag" star is rumored to be taking over for Harrison Ford after "Indiana Jones 5"