The ‘Succulent Chinese Meal’ That Went Viral Nearly 20 Years Later

Jack Karlson taught Australia how to gain your 15 minutes of fame—and how to make it last for at least 33 years—long before Instagram and Tik Tok.

A warming bowl of wonton noodle soup is a favorite Chinese comfort food. CiCi Li

Fame, they say, is a fickle beast.

No one can put a figure on the amount of makeup tutorials, newly invented dances, dangerous stunts, or outrageous opinions being created every minute of every day by countless people hoping that all the effort they put in will catapult them to fame.