The Daily Bonnet Explained

The Unger Review
Url:[1]
Type:Satirical website
Language:English
Headquarters:Steinbach, Manitoba
Launch Date:2016
Current Status:Online

The Daily Bonnet is a satirical Mennonite website, known as The Unger Review as of 2023.[2] It was created by Andrew Unger and launched in May 2016.[3] [4] It features news stories and editorials, with the structure of conventional newspapers, but whose content is contorted to make humorous commentary on Mennonite and Anabaptist issues.[5] [6] [7]

The Daily Bonnet has been cited in the Manitoba Legislature[8] and used as an example of Mennonite humour in the Canadian House of Commons in support of a bill to create a Mennonite Heritage Week.[9] [10] [11] A number of viral posts including "Mennonite Biker Gangs Clash with Hells Angels at Sturgis" and "Canada Pays Off Entire Federal Debt One Day After Marijuana Legalization" were fact-checked and listed as "satire" by Snopes and Politifact.[12] [13] [14] The site has been visited by millions of people every year since its inception.[15]

In 2021, a collection of Unger's Daily Bonnet articles called The Best of the Bonnet was released by Turnstone Press.[16]

In 2023, Unger renamed the website The Unger Review,[17] with The Daily Bonnet becoming a section of that website.[18] [19]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The end of an era. Steinbachonline.com.
  2. News: Mennonites are in the spotlight. Is my image-conscious community ready for the attention?. The Globe and Mail. Andrew Unger. March 24, 2023 . March 25, 2023.
  3. Schwartz. Alexandra. A Beloved Canadian Novelist Reckons with Her Mennonite Past. April 9, 2019. The New Yorker. March 25, 2019.
  4. News: Porter. Catherine. Miriam Toews' Mennonite Conscience. April 9, 2019. The New York Times. March 28, 2019.
  5. News: Downey Sawatzky. Beth. Familiarity breeds good contentl. January 2, 2017. The Canadian Mennonite. August 24, 2016.
  6. News: Huber. Tim. Satire news site pokes fun at Mennonite quirks. January 2, 2017. Mennonite World Review. July 4, 2016.
  7. News: Suderman. Brenda. Poking fun from within. January 2, 2017. Winnipeg Free Press. August 13, 2016.
  8. Web site: Legislative Assembly of Manitoba. January 7, 2021.
  9. Web site: House of Commons Debates. January 26, 2020.
  10. Web site: Cory Funk . Oh ya! Parliament declares Mennonite Heritage Week. CBC. April 3, 2020.
  11. Web site: Connor Gerbrandt. Mennonite Heritage Gets Own Week of Recognition. January 28, 2020.
  12. Web site: Fact Check: Mennonite Biker Gangs Clash with Hells Angels at Sturgis?. August 10, 2017 . Snopes.com. January 9, 2021.
  13. Web site: Did Canada Pay Off Entire Federal Debt One Day After Marijuana Legalization?. October 22, 2018 . Snopes.com. January 9, 2021.
  14. Web site: Did Canada pay off its debt a day after legalizing marijuana? No. Politifact. January 9, 2021.
  15. Web site: Satirist puts Mennonite twist on pandemic. April 3, 2020 . Winnipeg Free Press. January 6, 2021.
  16. Web site: Mennonite do have a sense of humour and Andrew Unger's collection proves it. Prairie Books Now. December 1, 2021.
  17. News: Mennonites are in the spotlight. Is my image-conscious community ready for the attention?. The Globe and Mail. Andrew Unger. March 24, 2023 . March 25, 2023.
  18. Web site: The end of an era. Steinbachonline.com.
  19. Web site: The Unger Review Interview. February 6, 2023 . Mennotoba.

This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "The Daily Bonnet".

Except where otherwise indicated, Everything.Explained.Today is © Copyright 2009-2024, A B Cryer, All Rights Reserved. Cookie policy.