The photo booth is turning 100 — meet the people keeping it alive

In 1925, Anatol Josepho invented the automated photo booth in New York City, originally calling it a photomaton.

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What Keeps Us Going

Times Opinion staffers share how they escaped it all this year.
The New York Times - 1h
Home Is Where the Couch Is: Photos by Natcha Wongchanglaw

Natcha Wongchanglaw’s Couchsurfing photos explore how travel turns transient encounters into meaningful—and vulnerable—moments.
Wired - 1d
Disney Pulled the Plug on This Game in 2013. A Group of Teens Kept It Alive

Thanks to a bunch of game-makers who were still teens when Toontown Online disappeared, the beloved online world lives on as Toontown Rewritten.
Wired - 1d
Dancing Queen Gladys turns 108 on Christmas Day

The whole community has thrown a party for her every year since the Abba fan became a centenarian.
BBC News - 6h
Blake Lively Turns the Shame Around

The actress’s lawsuit may prolong a humiliating episode for her. But the only way to end impunity is to speak up.
The New York Times - 20h
In Pictures: Sporting photos of the week

A selection of some of the most striking sports photographs taken around the world over the past seven days.
BBC News - 1d
Outerwear Meets Streetwear With CNCPTS for Canada Goose

Yahoo News - 1d
Kilauea volcano in Hawaii erupts again. See the photos.

Kilauea began erupting around 2:30 a.m. Monday morning local time at the base of the Halemaumau Crater within the summit caldera after elevated seismic activity was detected overnight.
CBS News - 1d
More than 100 journalists were killed this year – over half of them in Palestine

Fifty-five journalists were killed in Palestine this year, and nearly all have been forced from their homes, data shows. Worldwide, 104 journalists and media workers were killed in 2024 – and more ...
The Guardian - 2d