• As you might know, we have an instant affin­ity for all things Super Mario. And this is no excep­tion, as Jer­sey Shore needed a lit­tle Mush­room King­dom action going on – because they have so much in com­mon, includ­ing the broad Ital­ian stereo­types. We love the fact, in par­tic­u­lar, that Don­key Kong and Bowser are hook­ing up. Amazing.

• NO you heathens will have to get civil unions instead source

• N.Y. Thanks to Sarah Palin, New York’s 23rd district is on everyone’s mind. The GOP candidate dropped out over the weekend.
• N.J. Jersey’s Jon Corzine is a fairly unpopular governor, but is still doing well in the race to keep his seat. It’s close, though.
• Maine Maine voters get the chance to decide whether gay marriage should be legal in the state. It could be a huge precedent.
• Va. Democrat Creigh Deeds is lagging behind Republican Bob McDonnell in Virginia; is this a dry run for elections in 2010? source

07620

the most expensive zip code source

93%

of Jersey thinks corruption’s a problem; the rest is in on it source