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