alien

Unlike the wealthy playboy Iron Man, the alien Superman, or the Amazon princess Wonder Woman, Spider-Man was created in 1962 to be relatable for comic book readers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026

"I imagine he thought this would be the first part of the Earth's alien defence system," Kerr, who is a professor at the University of Oxford, joked.

From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026

McFadden directly sampled the “Megamix” electro beat on “Storm,” from “The Audience’s Listening,” prefacing the drop with alien sonics before Edan and Mr. Lif deliver their rap verses.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026

Resident safety practices are not alien to constitutional history.

From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026

“They won’t believe I have an alien cat!”

From "Klawde: Evil Alien Warlord Cat" by Johnny Marciano and Emily Chenoweth

Most every character, whichever side they’re on — and it’s not always easy to tell, given that the aliens look exactly like the humans — comes with layers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026

A Japanese journalist coined the term cosplay -- combining costume and play -- in 1984 after seeing people dressed as monsters and aliens at a sci-fi convention in Los Angeles.

From Barron's ● Aug. 1, 2026

Suggested causes include acoustic pollution from human activity, naturally occurring environmental sounds and conspiracy theories involving the CIA or even aliens.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 19, 2026

Bugs Bunny and assorted Looney Tunes characters enlist superstar Michael Jordan’s help to defeat space aliens in a winner-take-all basketball game.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026

One can imagine a race of advanced space aliens who could compress a portion of this network into a zipped file of bits and hum it to each other like two dial-up modems.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker