They’ve even made rail a priority through legislation, like when France banned any short-haul flights that could easily be replaced by train in 2021. The U.S. is still lacking when it comes to ...

The aim is to get people who usually do not read books to discover the joy of reading them. Read more at straitstimes.com.

And all of these short stories can be read on a lunch break or while crammed onto the commuter train, to add just a little more magic to your day.

A Short Wait Between Trains. By Robert McLaughlin. June 9, 1944. Save this story. Save this story. The New Yorker, June 17, 1944 P. 27 ... Four colored soldiers having a short lay-over in a small ...

Each short story is a thrilling intellectual adventure, with Aira gleefully demolishing the division between the sciences and the arts. The Atlantic presents: Shorter Stories.