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CORONAVIRUS UPDATE: DON’T LET YOUR GUARD DOWN

Written by JASON PRAMAS Posted April 19, 2021 Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, COVID, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS

Massachusetts National Guard by The National Guard is licensed under CC BY 2.0

Keep wearing masks and social distancing until public health officials say it’s safe to stop

Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, COVID, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: Apparent Horizon, Boston, cdc, Column, coronavirus, COVID-19, Democracy, discussion, Dr. Anthony Fauci, Family, Health, how-to, Jason Pramas, Johnson & Johnson, mask, Massachusetts, Moderna, pandemic, Pfizer, public health, social distancing, vaccination, vaccine

MORE TIPS FOR MASKHOLES

Written by JASON PRAMAS Posted July 21, 2020 Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, COVID, NEWS+OPINIONS

"Masked for Adventure" by wickenden is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0

Always keep masks on in public… even when you think no one else is around

Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, COVID, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: Apparent Horizon, Boston, Column, coronavirus, COVID-19, Democracy, discussion, Family, Health, how-to, Jason Pramas, mask, maskhole, Massachusetts, pandemic, social distancing

MASK UP: THE PANDEMIC IS FAR FROM OVER

Written by JASON PRAMAS Posted June 25, 2020 Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, COVID, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS

coronacovermask#4 by 2C2KPhotography is licensed under CC BY 2.0

I don’t care what your politics are, covering your face when outside your home is the easiest way to help protect your fellow Americans and Americans-to-be from the spread of a deadly virus—which is unthinking, and therefore doesn’t care whether it infects people who believe it is dangerous or not.

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MASKHOLES: HOW NOT TO COVER YOUR FACE IN A PANDEMIC

Written by JASON PRAMAS Posted May 6, 2020 Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, NEWS+OPINIONS, Photos

Jason Pramas with mask not covering nose and the word WRONG. Photo by Jason Pramas.

A Visual Guide with Photos (for the Thickheaded or Sociopathic)

Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, NEWS+OPINIONS, Photos Tagged With: Apparent Horizon, Boston, Column, coronavirus, COVID-19, Democracy, Health, how-not-to, how-to, humor, Jason Pramas, mask, Massachusetts, photo essay, public health, slider, usa

HOW TO TALK TO YOUR FAMILY ABOUT THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC

Written by JASON PRAMAS Posted March 27, 2020 Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, NEWS+OPINIONS

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Including a Q&A that you can show to your loved ones

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HEARTBURN: THE COMMON DIETARY CHALLENGE THAT RESTAURANTS IGNORE

Written by JASON PRAMAS Posted August 14, 2019 Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, NEWS+OPINIONS

place setting with antacid bottle on plate

 

And the simple thing chefs can do to help sufferers

 

Last Saturday night, my wife and I went out for drinks and snacks at a well-known local restaurant. It’s the kind of place that can get expensive if you’re having a full meal, but isn’t too pricey for a couple of small plates. So hanging out there ...  read more

Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: accommodation, Apparent Horizon, celiac disease, Column, criticism, dining, eating out, Food, gastroesophageal reflux disease, GERD, gluten free diet, Health, heartburn, help, how-to, Jason Pramas, meal, menu, pain, restaurant, wheat allergy

HOW TO DO PHOTOGRAPHY AND ILLUSTRATION FOR DIGBOSTON

Written by JASON PRAMAS Posted April 24, 2019 Filed Under: COLUMNS, Editorial, NEWS+OPINIONS

DigBoston covers by former interns Kuresse Bolds (left) and Murray (right)

Filed Under: COLUMNS, Editorial, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: commission, contract, DigBoston, editorial, Employment, how-to, illustration, illustrator, image, Jason Pramas, jobs, Journalism, labor market, photographer, Photography, visual art

AFTER PITTSBURGH: HOW WE DEFEAT THE HARD RIGHT

Written by JASON PRAMAS Posted October 31, 2018 Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, NEWS+OPINIONS

In August 2017, over 40,000 Bostonians marched on Boston Common to tell a small gaggle of nearly incoherent hard-right louts that they were not welcome in our city. Especially in the wake of a white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, that resulted in the ...  read more

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HOW TO MANAGE YOUR PROFS: A PRACTICAL GUIDE FOR THE NEW COLLEGE STUDENT

Written by JASON PRAMAS Posted September 12, 2018 Filed Under: Guide, NEWS+OPINIONS

 

So you’re a first-year undergraduate. You’re in college to cram your head full of knowledge, true. But you’re also there to build your personal network. Because the friends and allies you make while taking courses could very well stay with you for your whole ...  read more

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