--House speaker Sal DiMasi is renovating his office and is shouting from the rooftops that he is paying for "most" of it and really needs new carpet. Unlike some people. [Boston Globe, with picture of carpet with nasty stain on it]

--Moved by Governor Deval Patrick's plan to bring gambling to Massachusetts, Donald Trump--along with his hair--has been looking for land. [Boston Globe]

--In related news, whoever makes maps at the Globe might want to double-check their geography. [Bunkosquad]

--A literary scandal may be brewing over the election process for Cambridge's poet populist. [Cambridge Chronicle]

--Wanna see the naughty bits left out in the Globe story on nude paintings of Bobby Orr and Derek Sanderson? Don't do it at work. [HubArts]

Extreme Makeover--State House Edition!