1. How a photobooth technician became Australia’s most photographed man.

Over five decades, Alan Adler, Melbourne’s oldest photobooth technician, unknowingly created the world’s quirkiest self-portrait. Autophoto: A Life in Portraits compiles hundreds of test strips he snapped to keep his machines running—capturing his evolving hairstyles, steadfast outfits, and the occasional photobomb from cats and kids.

It’s part time capsule, part accidental art project, and entirely charming. Alan’s strips remind us that life is best captured in the in-between moments—where you’re not posing, just fixing a photobooth and, unknowingly, making history.

2. Tame Impala’s new creative compass.

What happens when artists are able to design their own tools? In Tame Impala’s Kevin Parker’s case, you get The Orchid—a chord generator built to spark fresh ideas. This songwriting gadget is more than a synth; it’s a creativity compass. Packed with three synth engines, onboard effects, and performance modes like Strum and Harp, it’s designed to shake up how musicians create.

What works for one artist might not for another, and The Orchid embraces that. It’s a reminder that the journey to creativity is as unique as the tools we use—and that sometimes, the best way forward is with something entirely your own.

3. YouTube’s accidental time capsule.

Between 2009 and 2012, iPhones had a Send to YouTube button—and millions of raw, unfiltered videos hit the web with default names like “IMG_0416.” Fast forward to today, and Riley Walz’s bot has unearthed 5 million of these digital relics. Think home movies, random recitals, and powdered-sugar experiments, all waiting to be rediscovered in glorious, unintentional chaos. You can even watch them, ordered randomly, for a surreal scroll through internet history.

These clips are a time capsule of lives lived candidly, reminding us that the most authentic stories aren’t staged. It’s YouTube as it once was: weird, wonderful, and full of surprises. Go on, search a random number—you never know what you’ll find.