earthling

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Other highlights include Bowie's Ziggy Stardust costumes, designed by Freddie Burretti in 1972, and the union jack coat designed by Bowie and Alexander McQueen for the 1997 Earthling album cover.

From BBC • Feb. 22, 2023

Jupiter, the largest planet in the solar system, might seem utterly alien from the perspective of an Earthling.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2022

The Earthling project aims to create a collective composition that represents humanity writ large and will hopefully avoid the bias that has plagued past musical interstellar messages.

From Slate • Jan. 2, 2020

Since 1995, David Bowie has released Outside, Earthling and Hours – each sprinkled with the odd cracking song but all grasping rather desperately for the zeitgeist.

From The Guardian • Oct. 25, 2018

“Where is your dwelling pod, Earthling known as Finley?”

From "Boy21" by Matthew Quick