Culture

The Stranger review

François Ozon’s adaptation of the 1942 novella L’Etranger passionately honours the original text while bringing a contemporary perspective to its themes of empire and race

How Long Can You Live Your Ideals?

Stories about revolutionaries seem to entrance readers and moviegoers alike—especially if they don’t end well.

The UK’s free-to-access museums are the envy of the world. Charging for entry would be a big mistake

There are better ways to raise money than jeopardising a model that draws visitors to Britain and has huge benefits for the wider economy

The Provocation of The Pitt

Plus: four new books to look out for, a children’s show for adults, and other culture and entertainment recommendations

‘Almost human’: life-size replicas of the dead help mend broken hearts in India

The silicone figures are a touching version of what the Hindi language calls ‘smaran’, or remembrance

‘The world’s memory’: why Nigeria is burying its history under a mountain in Svalbard

It is the first African country to deposit data in the Arctic World Archive, a storage facility designed to preserve records of everything from cultural practices to historical events