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The Big Book of Pop Culture
Join indie-guru Hal Niedzviecki on a how-to journey to creating pop culture. In upbeat, spirited writing, Niedzviecki first leads readers through a quick history of entertainment, including its early origins, to the present day, when corporate powers largely determine what we read, hear and view. More.

Latest Article
The Case of the Sexed Up Sleuth
here's an article that appeared in 2005 in the Globe and Mail. it was written to coincide with the 75th anniversary of nancy drew. i meant to put it up here a long time ago and for some reason never got around to it, but it's still just as interesting and relevant as it then, so give it a read. by the way, emily pohl-weary's book featuring a girl detective is now out and available and getting good...More.

Latest Column
Are Entertainment "News" Shows Taking Over Canadian TV?

by Hal Niedzviecki It’s mid-morning Thursday in the sprawling e-Talk Daily newsroom. Staff gather around a monitor to watch just arrived footage that will become the evening’s lead story: Ashlee Simpson acting late night disorderly in a downtown Toronto McDonald’s. Visiting the city to promote her new album, the singer doesn’t need the extra press: in previous days, she was featured o... More.

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Hal's New Blog
March 24, 2008 - Everywhere
Okay, so I've started a new blog. For the next year or so I'll be blogging about Peep Culture as part of a book I'm writing and a documentary I'm helping to develop. The basic premise of the project is: Peep Culture: How We Learned to Love Watching Ourselves and Our Neighbours. To find out more and follow my adventures, check it out at www.peephal.com/blog More.