Newsstand. Seth Mnookin's article in the April issue of Vanity Fair is entitled: "Those Fabulous Red Sox." Read some excerpts here, then go buy the whole thing. ... Also, his book "Hard News: The Scandals at The New York Times and Their Meaning for American Media" looks good. Hunter S. Thompson called him "one of the best and brightest journalists of this ominous post-American century."

And two from New York magazine:

Can Pedro Save the Mets?
Handicapping the Yanks: Why the Red Sox shouldn't get too confident