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galleryGalleryShowcasing new art.2NA=1154&NC=31263&DI=4098&PS=59635&PI=7315galleryfalsefalsespacernotembeddedgalleryGuarding ObamaScout TufankjianfalsePhotos of the president-elect's Secret Service detail.noGuarding ObamaPhotos of Obama's Secret Service detail.noPolo-playing socialites Tareq and Michaele Salahi crashed a state dinner at the White House last week. The Secret Service assumed responsibility for the security breach, admitting that they hadn't checked to see if the Salahis were on the party's guest list. As Scout Tufankhian's slide show from January 2009 demonstrates, for all of its resources and sophistication, the Secret Service is still a corps of ordinary men who are  perhaps better suited to spotting snipers than checking names against a guest list.falsenotochyperlinkno2009121114430AMTuesdayDecDecember1112/1/2009 4:44:30 PM6339526467000000002009121114430AMTuesdayDecDecember1112/1/2009 4:44:30 PM633952646700000000galleryThe Last Picture ShowCamilo Jose VergarafalseThe surprising beauty of portraits on gravestones.noThe Last Picture ShowThe surprising beauty of portraits on gravestones.noWhen I visit urban cemeteries, I always document the photographs and relief portraits on gravestones.  Portraits of the deceased add more of a personal touch to headstones than traditional funerary symbols such as crosses, resurrection angels, or stars of David. Images of the deceased on gravestones show the passage of time and exposure to the elements.  Photographs fade, carvings are worn by the harsh weather, and some portraits are even vandalized.falsenotochyperlinkno2009103070817AMFridayOctOctober710/30/2009 11:08:17 AM6339248329700000002009103070817AMFridayOctOctober710/30/2009 11:08:17 AM633924832970000000galleryIron Bars and Razor WireCamilo Jose VergarafalseThe forbidding, prisonlike architecture of ghetto day care centers.noIron Bars and Razor WireWhy do ghetto day care centers look like prisons?noIn poor urban communities, day care centers present themselves as places where "miracles" occur, as places where minority children are given "tender loving care" and can experience "love in action" in an otherwise hard world.falsenotochyperlinkno200910865547AMThursdayOctOctober610/8/2009 10:55:47 AM633905817470000000200910865547AMThursdayOctOctober610/8/2009 10:55:47 AM633905817470000000galleryRamadan Around the WorldThe Muslim holy month in photographs.noRamadan Around the WorldPhotographs of Ramadan around the world.noThis year Ramadan continues until Sept. 19 and for some Muslims began on Aug. 21. (As Slate explained in 2001, the exact dates vary from country to country and even from mosque to mosque.) During Ramadan, Muslims abstain from food and drink during daylight hours.falsenotochyperlinkno2009916123629PMWednesdaySepSeptember129/16/2009 4:36:29 PM6338870138900000002009916123629PMWednesdaySepSeptember129/16/2009 4:36:29 PM633887013890000000galleryTiny TowersCamilo Jose VergarafalseThe World Trade Center appeared in my photographs, but in the distance.noTiny TowersThe World Trade Center appeared in my photographs, but in the distance.noI used to catch sight of the towers of the World Trade Center when driving north along the New Jersey Turnpike, approaching Elizabeth, a clear sign that home was near. I spotted them from the wildlife refuge in Jamaica Bay, Queens, and from struggling neighborhoods in the Bronx. When I photographed New York City as it appeared from Jersey City, the rational geometry of the towers contrasted with the expressways, factories, railroads, and cemeteries in the foreground. From Crown Heights in Brooklyn, the Twin Towers played second fiddle to the Williamsburg Savings Bank and its gigantic clock.falsenotochyperlinkno200991070139AMThursdaySepSeptember79/10/2009 11:01:39 AM633881628990000000200991070139AMThursdaySepSeptember79/10/2009 11:01:39 AM633881628990000000200311445858PMTuesdayJanJanuary161/14/2003 9:58:58 PM631781603380000000200311445858PMTuesdayJanJanuary161/14/2003 9:58:58 PM631781603380000000falsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsetrue20025642450PMMondayMayMay165/6/2002 8:24:50 PM63156299090000000020025642450PMMondayMayMay165/6/2002 8:24:50 PM631562990900000000More photos from Jonathan AmesMore photos from Jonathan Ames. Click here to read his Diary. spacer205150Jonathan Goldstein, Eric Bogosian, Sarah Vowell, and meJonathan Goldstein, Eric Bogosian, Sarah Vowell, and meJuly 18, 2003false1/123125/122985/2076569/2085233/2085470/2085707/030718_Group.jpghttp://img.slate.msn.com/mediayesStandardImage1/123125/122985/2076569/2085233/2085470/2085707/030718_Group.jpg20515011http://img.slate.com/mediafalseJonathan Goldstein, Eric Bogosian, Sarah Vowell, and meJonathan Goldstein, Eric Bogosian, Sarah Vowell, and me2009121114432AMTuesdayDecDecember1112/1/2009 4:44:32 PM6339526467243160942009121114432AMTuesdayDecDecember1112/1/2009 4:44:32 PM6339526467243160942009121114432AMTuesdayDecDecember1112/1/2009 4:44:32 PM633952646724316094P false2003718100354AMFridayJulJuly107/18/2003 2:03:54 PM6319411943400000002003718100354AMFridayJulJuly107/18/2003 2:03:54 PM631941194340000000 spacer205150The cup I drank a double espresso from before performingThe cup I drank a double espresso from before performingJuly 18, 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false2003715102400AMTuesdayJulJuly107/15/2003 2:24:00 PM6319386144000000002003715102400AMTuesdayJulJuly107/15/2003 2:24:00 PM631938614400000000 spacer205150My Great-Aunt Doris KleinMy Great-Aunt Doris KleinJuly 15, 2003false53/030714_AuntDoris.jpghttp://img.slate.msn.com/mediayesStandardImage53/030714_AuntDoris.jpg20515011http://img.slate.com/mediafalseMy Great-Aunt Doris KleinMy Great-Aunt Doris Klein2009121114432AMTuesdayDecDecember1112/1/2009 4:44:32 PM6339526467261911302009121114432AMTuesdayDecDecember1112/1/2009 4:44:32 PM6339526467261911302009121114432AMTuesdayDecDecember1112/1/2009 4:44:32 PM633952646726191130P false200371494512AMMondayJulJuly97/14/2003 1:45:12 PM631937727120000000200371494512AMMondayJulJuly97/14/2003 1:45:12 PM631937727120000000 spacer155200Portrait of the author as a meaningless youngish manPortrait of the author as a meaningless youngish manJuly 15, 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