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5 days ago | outsfl.com | Kathy Spencer

How Math Shapes the Beats and Rhythms in Popular MusicStart here. Don't blink. Have you ever felt your foot tap to a beat without knowing why? Or nodded along to a chorus like your head was possessed? It's not magic - it's math. Not boring textbook math, but the kind of math that moves people. Yes, moves - literally. Beats and rhythms in popular music are built on mathematical foundations so strong and precise, you'd swear Pythagoras had a record deal. 1.

6 days ago | outsfl.com | Clinton Engelberger

Is Delray Beach Pride Safe From Political Pressure? Commissioners Are DebatingCommissioners will likely discuss on Tuesday whether or not it's too risky to sponsor Pride events in Delray Beach, after a heated debate ensued at the last city commission meeting. At that April 8 meeting, commissioner Juli Casale said she spoke to Ballard Partners lobbyist Mathew Forrest about whether sponsoring events like Pride would impact the city's state funding.

1 week ago | outsfl.com | Aurora Lydia Dominguez

'The Dragon's Apprentice' - Humor and MagicJames Riley was inspired by the book bans across the country, and added dragons to make "The Dragon's Apprentice" more fun. What was your inspiration behind your most recent book? The inspiration for "The Dragon's Apprentice" started out from all the book bans happening across this country, as I wanted to explore why those in power are so afraid of books and ideas. And then I added in some dragons, because dragons make everything more fun.

1 week ago | outsfl.com | Gregg Shapiro

'The Wedding Banquet' is More of a BuffetAng Lee's "The Wedding Banquet" (Oscar-nominee for Best Foreign-Language Film) was released in 1993, pre-dating the writer/director's other acclaimed queer-themed film, "Brokeback Mountain," by 12 years. Co-written by Lee and James Schamus (who would also work with Lee on "Brokeback"), the movie was notable for the way it handled its subject matter - queerness and a conservative culture - with sensitivity and humor in equal measure.

1 week ago | outsfl.com | Aurora Lydia Dominguez

'Faithbreaker' - Quest, Rebellion and WarHannah Kaner wanted to write about how faith can be used or abused in favor of power, so that's one of the things that inspired her to write the Fallen Gods series. What was your inspiration behind "Faithbreaker?" (And the Fallen Gods series more broadly.) "Faithbreaker" is a tale about war and faith, how faith can be used or abused in favour of power.