Introducing the Cuddly Michael Shannon January 4, 2012, 10:59 am Did you watch the Iowa caucus results last night? Along with Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum and Ron Paul, the winners included Edith Pfeffer and Carolyn Tallet, Clinton County Republican officials who helped explain the vote in a live late-night phone call on CNN, becoming Twitter stars in the process. Unexpected cuteness is a powerful tool: whole Internets are built on it, and so to the trending topics of #Edith and #Carolyn, the Bagger would like to add Michael Shannon, actor. The brooding, heavy-browed star of "Take Shelter" was a guest on our pal Josh Horowitz's "After Hours" series on MTV, in a special episode all about adorable things. Think: puppies, kittens, Mr. Shannon in a cozy sweater. Take it away, guys.