8-Bit Pink Floyd

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March 30, 2024

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The Pet-Friendly Home Suite Hotels Chain Has Been Adopting Senior Dogs to Greet Guests

Home Suite Hotels started a wonderful program that gives adoptable senior dogs "jobs" as greeters at their hotels around South Africa.

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The Declining Popularity of the Guitar Solo

Polyphonic takes a look at the music of the 1990s and 2000s, noting how the iconic guitar solo began its descent from popular music.

laughingsquid.com/declining-popularity-of-guitar-solos

Percussive Song Covers Performed on a Speed Bag

The aptly named Speedbag Bard performs percussive covers of various types of songs with punches on a speed bag.

laughingsquid.com/speed-bag-song-covers

The Mythology Behind 'Turtles All the Way Down'

Moiya McTier, PhD of the PBS series "Fate & Fabled" explained the mythology behind the phrase "turtles all the way down".

laughingsquid.com/turtles-all-the-way-down

8-Bit Synth Covers of Pink Floyd Albums

Music producer veridiz created bouncy 8-bit synth cover of several seminal Pink Floyd albums, including "The Dark Side of the Moon".

laughingsquid.com/pink-floyd-cliptune-8bit-synth-albums

Rescued Squirrel Inspects Every Piece of His Human's Beautiful Custom Jewelry

A rescued baby squirrel enjoyed going to work with his human, custom jeweler Todd Alan who allowed him to inspect every piece of jewelry

laughingsquid.com/rescued-squirrel-inspects-jewelry

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