Playbill

June, 2014

What divides man from beast? Self-mastery, of course. Our June issue is packed with tales of those con­querors, the people who constantly push culture, sport, design and human ability to their limits. We'll start with a story for our baseball fans, who know Boston has mas­tered the management of expectations. Kevin Cook's Red Sox Nation is an intricate oral history detailing how the team reversed the nearly century-long curse of the Bambino, with Denis Leary, Conan O'Brien, fans, for­mer players...