Links We Love

Chipotle Scarecrow ad and iPhone 5S hypotheticals top links we love right now

Editor's note:There's so much that's beautiful, funny, smart and informative on the Internet. Problem is, there's also a bunch of garbage. Here's the best of the web right now:

1. Call Me Hannah is the best tween blog you've ever read. Hannah Alper is probably the only community activist and prominent blogger trying to navigate the fourth grade. The tenacious 10-year-old is also going on a world tour with the Jonas Brothers and former secretary general of the UN Kofi Annan for Free The Children's "We Day." Catch up on her blog (which includes an adorable movie review and an eco-friendly school supply list), and you can say you knew her way back when.

2. No, a severed finger will not be able to access a stolen iPhone 5S. If you've been living under a rock, you might not have heard about the iPhone 5S and its fancy schmancy fingerprint reader. For the rest of us, it's all we've been thinking about for the past week. And our hypothetical, worst-case scenario brains went straight to this thought: "If someone steals my phone AND cuts off my finger, will my data still be safe?" The answer, my paranoid technophiles, is yes.

3. Giving video from Thailand shows the power of paying it forward. This three-minute (very) short film is making waves the world over with nearly 6 million views and counting. I won't spoil the ending, but it's a poignant story about generosity, kindness and people with exceptionally long memories.

4. There's no getting around it. The new Chipotle ad is amazing. Speaking of amazing three-minute videos, Chipotle recently released an animated short with Oscar buzz. It's a very clever advertisement of a new iPhone game called Scarecrow. As it features Fiona Apple's pipes and barely even mentions the word Chipotle, you don't feel like you're watching an ad at all.

5. National Geographic launches "Proof" to show off its bea-u-tiful photos. Nat Geo has a reputation for pretty sweet photography, and now it's displaying them with all the power of the Internet. Stunning, high-resolution images fill the screen and photographers share insight on shoots and shots. Bookmark-worthy.

Don't worry, a severed finger can't access an iPhone 5S. Yes, they thought of everything.

This week's hot headlines

French dessert bakery rises in this week's 5 hottest Dallas headlines

Everything Madeleine

Everything Madeleine

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Editor's note: A lot happened this week, so here's your chance to get caught up. Read on for the week's most popular headlines. Looking for the best things to do this weekend? Find that list here.

1. Bakery specializing in the French madeleine rises in Carrollton. Macarons can step aside, there's a new a specialty French cake in town: Called Everything Madeleine, it's a bakery dedicated to the French cookie-cake treat called the madeleine, and it's in downtown Carrollton at 1105 Vandergriff Dr. #3103, on the ground floor of LYV Broadway, a new-ish mixed-use apartment building, where it opened in early August.

2. Dallas bar must reimburse bartenders for tips given to kitchen staff. Bartenders who worked for two Dallas bars are set to recoup a small windfall of nearly $200,000 in lost tips. According to a release from the U.S. Department of Labor, 20 bartenders who worked at The Peak Inn and Adair's Saloon will get $197,902 — money that the bars' owner shared with employees in the kitchen, who do not receive tips.

3. Estate of late sports broadcaster Harry Caray sues Dallas burger joint. A burger chain is being sued for infringing on a trademark: The restaurant is Holy Cow, a New York-based chain with one location in Dallas, and is facing a lawsuit filed by the company that manages the estate of late sportscaster Harry Caray. In the suit, the estate claims they own the phrase "Holy Cow!"

4. 4 affordable North Texas cities are booming with homes under $500,000. Dallas-Fort Worth suburbs have been soaring in popularity in 2024 as more residents escape the bigger cities. Now four more North Texas neighbors – Lewisville, Waxahachie, Midlothian, and Wylie – are earning accolades on a new list of the top 50 most affordable housing markets for homes under $500,000.

5. RSVP to Dallas' 12 most glorious galas and fabulous fêtes of fall 2024. It's time to steam the gowns, tailor the tuxes, and shine the shoes - fall fundraising season has arrived in Dallas. This fall sees Cattle Baron's Ball gunning for the $100 million mark, Bravo Gala celebrating 15 years of the AT&T Performing Arts Center, and Two x Two Gala saying goodbye with no fewer than three posh parties. Here are the 12 must-attend galas, parties, and luncheons of fall in Dallas, with a longer list below.

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