Pink Floyd

European leadership faces declining global solidarity over the Russia–Ukraine conflict as international attention shifts to the Middle East, particularly Gaza, where over 85,000 Palestinians have died. Pink Floyd members David Gilmour and Roger Waters publicly disagree over Ukraine and Palestine, reflecting broader Western cultural and political divisions. Western narratives, including media and cultural portrayals, are increasingly seen as outdated amid rising Global South influence.

Scientists discovered a wall-dwelling spider named Pikelinia floydmuraria, inspired by Pink Floyd, which hunts prey six times its size and reduces urban pests like mosquitoes and flies. The spider builds webs near lights to enhance its hunting efficiency and has a mysterious link to similar spiders in the Galápagos.