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  • The People of SXSW 2012, Part Two
    See also: The People of SXSW 2012, Part OneSXSW Music soldiers on through Sunday, of course, but before our minds go supernova from the the plethora of great music, we'd like to share an important lesson learned after Day One and Two: the people watching is incredible. Photos by Erik Hess |...
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  • Pride Across America
    Beginning with the first Gay Pride march on November 2, 1969, in New York City, Gay Pride parades have spread across the nation, as LGBT people and their allies take to the streets in celebration. We bring you a collection of pictures Gay Pride parades and Pride parties from across the country.
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  • Roller Derby Crawfish Boil at West Alabama Icehouse
    The roller girls put their differences aside to cook up some mudbugs for everybody on Saturday, April 4, at the West Alabama Icehouse. PHOTOS BY BILL OLIVE
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  • Wrestlemania XV
    Hordes of wrestling fans packed into Reliant Stadium on Sunday evening, April 5, to catch John Cena, Triple H, Stone Cold Steve Austin, and many more. PHOTOS BY DAN KRAMER
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  • Searching For Hurricane Ike Victims
    A companion slideshow to Thomas Rundle's featured story. Cadaver search team leader J.R. Santana and his hand-picked crew struggle to find every last Ike-related missing person on the Bolivar peninsula, even though some may never be found. PHOTOS COURTESY J.R. SANTANA and COLIN RIZZO
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  • South by Southwest: Live at the Red Eyed Fly and Stubb's BBQ
    Folks from all over crammed into two of Austin's best known venues on Wednesday, March 18, to catch some of the first acts of SXSW, including the Heartless Bastards, The Decemberists, The Von Bondies, and more. PHOTOS BY PATRICK MICHELS
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  • Olivewood Cemetery
    Olivewood Cemetery, the first cemetery for Houston's freedmen after the Civil War, was built on land that was a burial ground for slaves so its roots go back more than 150 years. But now, most of the 8 acres are overgrown and headstones are covered over. In addition, some of the graves are...
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  • Homopolice at Westheimer Block Party
    Leather-loving noise-punks Homopolice's show at Westheimer Block Party March 28 had it all: amplifier humping, instrument smashing, guest screaming from Rusted Shut's Don Walsh, lots of blood and even more dude-on-dude action. Craig Hlavaty risked life and limb to get up close and personal.
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  • Electric Daisy Carnival 2012: Day One
    Electric Daisy Carnival kicked off its first day in Las Vegas, as bassheads from across the country gathered at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway for the nation's biggest EDC musical fest. All photos by Christopher Victorio.
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  • Month In Photos: March 2009
    The Westheimer Block Party, St. Patrick's Day, the Rodeo, and more... between all that, it was hard to fit South by Southwest into this slideshow, so we didn't. You can look at the best of SXSW here. Everything else that happened in March is straight ahead.
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  • The Women of Pitchfork Music Festival 2010
    Sure, Pitchfork Music Festival includes musicians from across the indie universe, but it also had plenty of pretty girls among its 10,000 fans. Shot during the Chicago-based festival over the weekend of July 16-18, 2010. (If you've got a thing for women in glasses, this is your gallery.) Photos by
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  • Westheimer Block Party at Numbers, Avant Garden, etc.
    Freaks, geeks and chic braved the gorgeous weather Saturday, March 28, and ventured to Lower Westheimer to get an eyeful of each other - and performers like Tontons, Guitars, Bowel, Muhamid Ali, Small Sounds, Western Civilizaton and literally dozens more.
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