by Steve Watters Christmas songs have a way of collecting memories over the years. Held in the vault for all but a limited time of the year, they tend to accumulate memories for better or worse. The first time I noticed this was with the song “It Came Upon a Midnight Clear.” That’s the song...

by Steve Watters The cover story of the June issue of The Atlantic is a poke in the eye of heterosexual marriage. It’s titled “The Gay Guide to Wedded Bliss” and it’s teased like this: “Research finds that same-sex unions are happier than heterosexual marriages. What can gay and lesbian couples teach straight ones about...