Arts & Culture

Last week, when Stanford researchers discovered that Google was circumventing privacy protections on Apple's Safari browser, executives at Microsoft couldn't help getting in a few digs at two of their biggest competitors. Here's what Microsoft's General Manager Ryan Gavin wrote at the time:

This type of tracking by Google is not new. The novelty here is that Google apparently circumvented the privacy protections built into Apple's Safari browser in a deliberate, and ultimately, successful fashion.

Unless your Internet connection has been disabled for the past month, you've undoubtedly heard of the new darling of the social media world: Pinterest.

The simple and highly visual site lets users save — or "pin" — coveted outfits, recipes, home décor ideas and do-it-yourself projects on virtual bulletin boards, for their own use and to share with others.

There are more than 100 species of maple trees, and one form or another can be found on nearly every continent. However, maple syrup comes from just a handful of varieties.

While production of the syrup is based in Canada and the United States, Scott Hutcheson says the National Maple Syrup Festival can only be found in Indiana.

Maple Balsamic Vinaigrette

1 teaspoon dry mustard

1 teaspoon fresh cilantro, chopped

3 tablespoons balsamic vinegar

2 tablespoons 100% maple syrup

1 tablespoon lime juice

1 clove garlic, minced

1 cup extra-virgin olive oil

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon black pepper

Strange Brew is not a typical mystery novel.  Featuring Callahan Garrity, former cop and current owner of the “House Mouse” cleaning service in Atlanta, the novel is punctuated by the deaths of two ne’er-do-well denizens of the Little Five Points neighborhood just blocks from Callahan’s home. Strange Brew drips with droll southern charm and intrigue as Callahan and her cleaning crew investigate the deaths of the craft brew entrepreneur and the estranged stepmother he pushed out of her home .

The Tippecanoe Chamber Music Society presents it's High School Showcase Concert on Sunday afternoon, February 19th at the Tippecanoe Arts Federation.  Artistic Director Margot Marlatt and Board Chairman Jeff Boswell talk about the free concert.

The Purdue Philharmonic and Symphony orchestras will perform Sunday afternoon, February 19th, as part of the Purdue Bands and Orchestra's Winter Music Gala.  Conductor Andrew King talks about the concert, which will feature WBAA's Greg Kostraba at the piano.