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Eric Drooker @drooker.bsky.social · 1d

“Lil’ Kim” by Eric Drooker

What’s with the strange hair? Why have authoritarian rulers throughout history been so obsessed with their coiffures? While the public is more concerned with what lies beneath the hood, many of the world’s tyrants are instantly recognizable by their distinctive haircuts.

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Eric Drooker @drooker.bsky.social · 7d

Tonight in San Francisco!

Feeling overwhelmed by the state of the world? Take a break and join me this evening for a musical slide lecture.

Wednesday, October 1st at 7:30 PM
518 Valencia St. — SF Mission District

More info:
ShapingSF.org

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Eric Drooker @drooker.bsky.social · 7d

Tonight in San Francisco!

Feeling overwhelmed by the state of the world? Take a break and join me this evening for a musical slide lecture.

Wednesday, October 1st at 7:30 PM
518 Valencia St. — SF Mission District

Shapingsf.org

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Eric Drooker @drooker.bsky.social · 8d

“The Ring” by Eric Drooker

The winner-take-all model of American democracy has always struck me as a bizarre, outdated ritual. Unlike most democracies that use Proportional Representation to allocate seats based on vote share, the U.S. clings to an all-or-nothing approach.

Drooker.com/new-yorker

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Eric Drooker @drooker.bsky.social · 8d

SF People—Feeling overwhelmed by the state of the world? Take a break and join me Wednesday evening for a musical slide lecture.

Wednesday, October 1st at 7:30 PM
518 Valencia St. — San Francisco’s Mission District.

www.drooker.com/slide-lectures

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Eric Drooker @drooker.bsky.social · 13d

I’m giving a musical slide lecture on Wednesday, October 1st, at 7:30 pm in San Francisco.

Details here:
www.shapingsf.org

Shaping San Francisco

www.shapingsf.org

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Eric Drooker @drooker.bsky.social · 14d

“Gun Shopping” by Eric Drooker

With the increasing frequency of random, mass shootings in the United States, guns have become as American as apple pie. 32% of US adults say they own a gun, while a larger percentage, 44%, report living in a gun household.

Drooker.com

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Eric Drooker @drooker.bsky.social · 23d

Tomorrow night, on the streets of Manhattan's East Village, I’ll project hundreds of slides, accompanied by live music, I’ll transform the evening into a “cartoon concert” in front of Village Works: 12 St. Mark’s Place, between 2nd & 3rd Aves.

Tuesday, Sept 16th at 7:30 PM

Drooker.com

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Eric Drooker @drooker.bsky.social · 25d

Tonight on Manhattan's Lower East Side, I’ll project hundreds of slides, discuss growing up in the neighborhood, and the history of Tompkins Square Park going back to 1874.

Accompanied by live music, I’ll transform the evening into a “cartoon concert” right in the park.

Sat, Sept 13th at 9:00 PM

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Eric Drooker @drooker.bsky.social · 26d

Tomorrow night in Tompkins Square Park, I’ll project hundreds of slides, talk about growing up in the neighborhood—and the neighborhood’s history—going back to 1874.

Accompanied by live music, I’ll transform the evening into a “cartoon concert” right in the park.

Saturday, Sept 13th at 9:00 PM

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Eric Drooker @drooker.bsky.social · 28d

New York friends! Tonight I’ll perform a live slideshow with my old friend, Seth Tobocman, at P.I.T. in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, 411 South 5th Street.

See you there! Wednesday, Sept. 10th at 7:00—10:00 PM

Drooker.com

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Eric Drooker @drooker.bsky.social · 29d

“Black Lives Matter” by Eric Drooker

The city of Ferguson, Missouri, erupted in outrage after the police shooting of Michael Brown, an unarmed eighteen-year-old Black man. Eyewitnesses stated that Brown had his hands up when shot, leading to the slogan “Hands up, don’t shoot.”

Drooker.com

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Eric Drooker @drooker.bsky.social · Sep 8

Wednesday night, I’ll perform a live slideshow with my old friend, Seth Tobocman, at P.I.T. in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, 411 South 5th Street.

Wednesday, Sept. 10th at 7:00—10:00 PM

World War 3 Illustrated Live Presents: Eric Drooker & Seth Tobocman
Live music by Continuity of Struggle

Drooker.com

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Eric Drooker @drooker.bsky.social · Sep 4

“59th Street Bridge” by Eric Drooker

Amidst the clamor and chaos
Of screeching ironwork
A serene moment emerges
Hidden deep within the city’s rusted ribcage

This is not just a kiss—
It’s defiance, beauty, and belonging
Carved into the architecture
Of a heartless city.

Drooker.com

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Eric Drooker @drooker.bsky.social · Sep 3

A week from tonight, I’ll perform a live slideshow with my old friend, Seth Tobocman, at P.I.T. in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, 411 South 5th Street.

Wednesday, Sept. 10th at 7:00—10:00 PM

World War 3 Illustrated Live Presents!
Live music by Continuity of Struggle

Drooker.com

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Eric Drooker @drooker.bsky.social · Sep 2

“Art is a hustle, my dear, a non-stop hustle. You’ve gotta work like crazy.”

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‘Naked City’ by Eric Drooker

The graphic novel follows Izzy as makes her way through the art and music scenes of Manhattan.

shepherdexpress.com

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Eric Drooker @drooker.bsky.social · Aug 27

“A Bright Future” by Eric Drooker

Many countries are investing in renewable energy sources like wind, hydroelectric, and solar power. At present, the U.S. lacks the political will to turn this vision into reality.

Drooker.com

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Eric Drooker @drooker.bsky.social · Aug 26

Don’t overthink this poem
Don’t try to analyze its imagery
Just climb aboard—there’s plenty of room
Roll with it

You are free to doubt everything
You experience—or to embrace it all
With an impossibly simple
Leap of faith

Painting & poem by Eric Drooker

Drooker.com

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Eric Drooker @drooker.bsky.social · Aug 21

The Eternal Summer by Eric Drooker

City kids grow up in an artificial world—synthetic and inorganic. One thing they never take for granted is the presence of trees. For city kids, trees symbolize life and a kind of freedom—freedom from the grid. They are a rare sight in the city—almost exotic.

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Eric Drooker @drooker.bsky.social · Aug 13

“Liberty on Ice” by Eric Drooker

In the September issue of The Nation.

Drooker.com

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Eric Drooker @drooker.bsky.social · Aug 12

“Liberty on Ice” by Eric Drooker, in the current issue of The Nation.

When Hospitals Act Like ICE

These patients needed long-term care. Instead, the hospitals pushed for them to be deported.

www.thenation.com

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Eric Drooker @drooker.bsky.social · Aug 11

NAKED CITY: A Graphic Novel
336 pages, hardcover, full color,
8.75” x 6.25” Dark Horse Books

Review of Naked City:
open.substack.com/pub/jewishco...

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Eric Drooker @drooker.bsky.social · Aug 8

“Naked City operates as both intimate character study and systematic critique of how authenticity gets packaged and sold in America's cultural marketplace. Following an undocumented street musician . . . Drooker exposes the cruel ironies embedded in artistic success under capitalism.

Drooker.com

Naked City

Art and Cruel Ironies

jewishcomicslibrary.substack.com

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Eric Drooker @drooker.bsky.social · Aug 7

Read the full backstory here:
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ERIC DROOKER's MOLOCH

I love this powerful cover to The New Yorker by Eric Drooker . The ancient demon god Moloch sits astride the city for the New Yorker's annu...

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Eric Drooker @drooker.bsky.social · Aug 7

“Drooker never dreamed that the New Yorker would accept such an image for its cover. He didn't draw it for The New Yorker and only submitted it at the urging of a friend. But I'd like to see the New Yorker run more covers like this, covers that recognize today's peril."

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