In a large albeit interesting stretch of the definition of “popular demand,” RealWheels Corporation has built a “dream” police car pardon me, “Dream Police” Tactical Vehicle to mark the 30th anniversary of Cheap Trick’s top-ten album and single of the same name. Well, except for the “Tactical Vehicle” part of said name.

New Year’s Day college football: these bets are off
Tradition dictates that New Year’s Day is a time to relax, recover, resolve, and maybe watch a whole lot of U.S. college football. Below the fold, check out DRIVEN’s completely un-sportsfan-like picks for those wishing to place a wager on any of the five Bowl games being played today. Read More

The Preserverator: He’ll be back. And back. And back.
This time, it’s…historical?
Every year since 1988, the U.S. National Film Preservation Board has selected 25 films to add to the National Film Registry, housed in the Library of Congress. The list of additions for 2008 is broad in terms of both subject matter and era, but most news outlets are seeing only one name, and seeing it less in terms of broadness than straight-out-of-left-fieldness: The Terminator (1984).

The DRIVEN calendar, “Soon”: Beijing Performance Photography
January 16, Vancouver—Here’s an intriguing concept: photographic performance art. Running for a three-month engagement at UBC’s Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery, the free exhibit “Action-Camera: Beijing Performance Photography” is a display of photographs and videos by over a dozen accidental artists.







