One of North America's smartest and most explosive contrarians,HAL NIEDZVIECKIis a writer, speaker, and culture commentator known for challenging preconceptions and exploring the new patterns of tech-infused everyday life. He is the author of three previous books of nonfiction, includingThe Peep Diaries- How We're Learning to Love Watching Ourselves and Our NeighborsandHello, I'm Special- How Individuality Became the New Conformity.The Peep Diarieswas made into a television documentary entitledPeep Culture, produced for the CBC and shown at festivals and on television in six countries. Niedzviecki's articles on contemporary life have appeared in newspapers, periodicals, and journals across the world includingNew York Times Magazine,Playboy,Utne Reader, and theGlobe and Mail. He serves as publisher and fiction editor ofBroken Pencil, the seminal indie culture publication that he founded in 1995. Niedzviecki grew up in the suburbs of Washington DC, and currently lives in Toronto with his wife and two daughters. For more information, see his website, AlongCameTomorrow.com.