Booth wha?
Boothism, my good man. It’s not just a name, it’s a way of life.
Boothism-
(adj.) 1) Ideas, artistic and cultural happenings, philosophies and ways of being generally falling under the banner of, or associated with the entity known as, Booth. 2) The website and corresponding publishing outlets associated with the aforementioned Booth. 3) Booth-Writer, poet and flaneur living on the leftist side of a western country who spends days contemplating life, love, arts, death, media and movement while rolling the most perfect hand rolled cigarette. And drinking coffee. Lots of coffee.
Or in other words:
Kwan Booth is a writer, editor, social media consultant and cultural curator based in Oakland California. He’s the Senior Producer for the hyperlocal news site Oakland Local and founder of the Otherside Media collective. In the past he’s held editorial positions at several media organizations including TheOakbook.com, Broadband Network 3, NotforTourists.com, 10best.com and the Oakland Post newspaper. He’s lectured and led workshops on social media, diversity in journalism and creative writing for organizations including the Knight Digital Media Center, the Center for the Integration and Improvement of Journalism, Netsquared and The Chrysler Museum of Art. He is also on the advisory committee for the 510arts.com and is working on his most recent project Say I’m Different/The Black Other Project-a multimedia investigation into avant garde culture throughout the African diaspora.
Direct all letters of admiration, promises of instant wealth, and proposals for shameless sexual favors to Kwan dot Booth at gmail dot com.
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