Happy Monday. 🌤️ Today, Virginia Woolf’s Mrs Dalloway and the silent film Lovers in Quarantine are among the works that entered the public domain in 2021, a look at the censored works from the past year, and artists let us take a peek at their studios.

According to experts, coronavirus accelerated censorship in 2020, including attacks against free speech, LBGTQ+ rights, and peaceful assembly.

Human rights groups say that while artistic expression has been blockaded during the pandemic, arts and culture continue to play a pivotal role in shaping how we view ourselves through our identities, fears, and hopes.