Today is the ninth day of the ninth month of the ninth year of the century. So, it’s pretty obvious you should throw a party. And also because you’re probably a little depressed, because summer is over and it’s gray outside and it’s only Wednesday and the beginning of next summer is nine long months away, so why not celebrate a little bit?  Click below for our tips on how to throw the best 9/9/09 party in history!

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[Hundreds of children play in a giant lake of mud at the annual Mud Day event July 7, 2009 in Westland, Michigan. The event is sponsored by the Wayne County Parks and Recreation Department and the mud hole is made with approximately 200 tons of topsoil and 20,000 gallons of water. Getty]

Living in the Midwest can have it’s upsides…anyone else want to lobby to get official “Mud Day” celebration started in Central Park?  More photos below… More»

[A true American hero. All photos by The Cobrasnake] On July 4th of each year, as we celebrate our independence, I often wonder what it really means to be an American. Is it the freedom to live your life in a democratic society, free of religious persecution, or is the smaller, but equally important freedoms, like the ability to chew gum from a stranger’s mouth, or the right to fashion the stars and stripes into an ill-fitting cape? More»

Chris Bartnick, 46, (L) hoists his daughter Aleyna, 8, both of Merrick, N.Y. for a better view from the crown of the Statue of Liberty on July 4, 2009 in New York City. The crown of the famous statue, which was closed to the public after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, was opened again on the nation’s Independence Day for a limited number of visitors each day. The base, pedestal and outdoor observation deck were reopened in 2004, but the crown remained off-limits. Photos via Getty.

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Summer took its sweet time getting here but the weekends are finally bone dry and scorching hot. What better way to celebrate than with an epic 4th of July bash? Luckily we have a few suggestions from all points east, west and everywhere in between to get you started.To celebrate the 400th anniversary of Henry Hudson’s trek up the Hudson River, Macy’s has moved their annual pyrotechnic showcase to the west side this year. Prime viewing locations are on the West Side Highway between 23rd and 59th streets, prime drinking locations are listed below…. More»

Today is 4/20. And, if you are a pot head, this is your Christmas.  Yesterday, the NY Times reported on The High Times Magazine’s annual beauty pageant that takes place on this day each year at “a secretly located and sold-out event that turns the Big Apple into the Baked Apple.”  If you are a fan of marijuana freedom in America, you clearly should be at this party/pageant tonight.  Which is why we have all of the “SUPER SECRET” details of it’s location below… More»

[Photos via Getty] From the bonnet parade on Fifth Avenue to Pope Benedict’s mass at the Vatican, to Easter egg hunts in Beverly Hills, take a look at how the world celebrated the Easter Holiday yesterday.  At left, singer Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale take their children Kingston and Zuma to her parents house in Beverly Hills for Easter Sunday.

Click below for our favorite Easter photos from around the world…

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With Easter coming up this weekend, many of us will be having house guests and out of town visitors to entertain. Maybe like me, your parents will be visiting, and expecting brunch on Sunday, something that has become practically a religion here. Being the easy-going/slacker daughter that I am, I suggested my parents pick the location and make a reservation for the Holiday meal. Being the procrastinating type of parents they always have been, of course they didn’t. So this week I tried to make reservations - and failed miserably. So you don’t suffer next year like I did, we thought we’d give you a word of advice to what some of the hardest brunch spots are to get a table on Easter… More»

[All photos by PATRICK MCMULLAN, JP PULLOS, and JONATHON ZIEGLER for PMc]

Patrick McMullan hosted his annual St. Patrick’s Day Party at Greenhouse Tuesday night with all of his New York City pals and a performance by Lady Fag and Brian Kenney. While DJ Gant Johnson took care of the turn tables, the crowd full of emerald clad party-goers partied into the night with guests including Izzy Gold, Tia Walker, Liam McMullan (who proudly took the mic on stage for a song or two) Alex Lasky, Michael Musto, Mickey Boardman, and this drunk guy.

[The Daily: "Who Invited Him?!"]

[David Foote, Alexandra Alexis, Adrien Field, Sean Stevens. Photos by WILL RAGOZZINO for PMc]

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New York City party boy Patrick Duffy threw his very own St. Patrick’s Day party Tuesday night at the Soho House to benefit AIDS Community Research Initiative of America (ACRIA). Duffy, who’s been responsible for the “who, what, when, where, and why” of some of this city’s best nights packed the house with a bunch of girls and boys in green including Adrien Field, Alexandra Alexis, Ron Heichert, Sean Stevens, Lauren Gould, Chuch Attix, and our favorite on-again couple Scott Buccheit and Naeem Delbridge.

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[Barack Obama wore a green tie to the annual St. Patrick's Day luncheon, the White House fountains were dyed green, and Michelle Obama donned green suede boots all in celebration of St. Patrick's Day. (Getty Images)]

Everyone is Irish on St. Patrick’s Day, and the Obamas are no exception. The president and his wife donned their green apparel and dyed the White House fountains green today in celebration of the holiday. [via]