A viral tirade against a Phoenix restaurant isn't quite what it seems

A TikTok video bashing a new Phoenix restaurant went viral, sparking comments about who should be allowed to cook tacos. There's more to the story.
Columbus Dispatch

TikTok-famous self-serve ramen trend comes to Columbus with Ramyun EZ

A new self-serve Korean ramen cafe, Ramyun EZ, is opening in Columbus on April 10. The concept, inspired by a viral TikTok trend, allows customers to cook their own ramen with various toppings. The ...
THE WEEK

Chinamaxxing: the American trend co-opting and romanticizing Chinese culture

Even though relations between China and America remain tense, many young Americans’ perspectives seem to be shifting as they adopt Chinese cultural habits. The online trend, dubbed Chinamaxxing, has ...
Forbes

How TikTok Shop Is Amazon’s Most Powerful Commerce Demand Engine

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. TikTok Shop’s biggest impact doesn’t stay on TikTok. Success on TikTok Shop lifts ...
Mashable

The TikTok outage cause revealed

UPDATE: Jan. 26, 2026, 1:01 p.m. EST TikTok has shared more details about the cause of the outage that affected U.S. users over the past 24 hours. TikTok has new U.S. owners (finally), but the app had ...
Rolling Stone

Kesha Has Learned to Love ‘Tik Tok’: ‘That Was Just Me!’

Fifteen years after Animal and Cannibal, Kesha is finally feeling glittery again. Now that her long legal battle with producer Dr. Luke is over, she’s ready to reembrace her career breakthrough, which ...
ConsumerAffairs

TikTok trend of kids cooking ramen sparks burn warnings

Ramen noodles are a staple in many American households, especially among teenagers and college students. But a recent TikTok trend is drawing in younger children — some as young as seven — to prepare ...
NBC Connecticut

Doctors warn of pediatric burns from instant noodles, citing recent TikTok trend

It’s cheap, tasty and very popular among hungry college students, but some doctors say children are getting severe burns from cooking instant noodles. Shriners Children’s Hospital in Boston said the ...
The Conversation

Instant ramen: a short history of a long noodle

Food prices remain high even as inflation eases, and instant noodles are at the top of the list of cheap options. More than 100 billion servings of instant ramen are consumed each year, making it one ...
Newsweek

TikTok, Social Media Platforms Removing Charlie Kirk Shooting Death Videos

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. On Wednesday, Kirk, the CEO and co-founder of the conservative youth ...
Eater

It’s the Ramen Burger’s World

If you buy something from a link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement. Bettina Makalintal is a senior reporter at Eater.com, covering restaurant trends and all the food you can’t ...