An irregular, unpredictable, incoherent, unfocused set of mind-sparks that got me thinking. This time, Delicacies has a Corona-lockdown. I was trying to avoid yet another collection of COVID-19 articles; I am sure you have found plenty of sources on that subject. Instead, this edition of Delicacies hopefully brings some form of antidote, some oxygen, some sort of poetic pause. Handpicked, no robots. Minimalism in curation. Enjoy!

• New and improved culture map by Simon Wardley, adding anchors for “WE” and “ME”. I would love to see Simon adding the morally right or wrong options.
• About the unintended consequences of user-centered design. By Alexis Lloyd
• About ritual and rites de passage. Poetic reflection by White Owl aka Fiona Tribe.
• About the uneasy conjunction of the normal and abnormal that daily life so often produces; a kind of spatial whistling in the dark. Don’t forget to read the epilogue. By Irit Rogoff.
• About Douglas Rushkoff hammering once more – but gracefully – the nails of algorithms, AI, and surveillance capitalism.

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