{"product_id":"september-2026-new-jersey-is-no-joke","title":"September 2026: New Jersey Is No Joke","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eWhether you've called this state home for six months, six years or six decades, you've heard your share of jokes about it—and undoubtedly told some, too. So in this September's issue, we're making a declaration, one that every New Jerseyan can understand and appreciate: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eAfter years of being a punchline, we think it's time to prove that New Jersey \u003cem\u003eisn't\u003c\/em\u003e a joke.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eWe take on those all-too-familiar stereotypes (\"Jersey stinks.\" \"It's one giant mall.\" \"It's the armpit of America.\") and shut them down for good, with \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003ea little help from some of Jersey's funniest comic minds\u003c\/span\u003e—like Judy Gold, Retta and Kevin Smith. Even Newark Airport—the butt of many a joke—gets in on the fun, penning a column for us (with an assist from writer Adam Peltzman). \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eAlso this month: An interview with music legend and lifelong New Jerseyan Dionne Warwick as she releases her final album ... a sit-down with bestselling author Harlan Coben \u003cspan style=\"color: #009946;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eon his new memoir and life in the Garden State ... and a look at the tiny forests movement. On a somber note, we mark the 25th anniversary of 9\/11 with some truly moving stories. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New Jersey Monthly","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44349479714996,"sku":null,"price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0012\/0482\/files\/2026_09_web.png?v=1787061138","url":"https:\/\/njmonthly.myshopify.com\/products\/september-2026-new-jersey-is-no-joke","provider":"New Jersey Monthly","version":"1.0","type":"link"}