Man...Macmillan continues to go all in on AI. That one of the ten largest textbook publishers would *really* like you to use more AI is incredibly alarming.

Sadly there were no suitable Macmillan substitutes! #UniversityChallenge

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No MacMillan, boooo! #OnlyConnect#MegaMondayMindMangle#MondayMindMangle#QuizzyMonday

Hope there's someone named MacMillan on Birkbeck's team #UniversityChallenge#MegaMondayMindMangle#MondayMindMangle#QuizzyMonday

Very much a generational thing. MacMillan was badly wounded in WW1, Heath commanded an artillery battery and was mentioned in despatches and Healey was a beach master at Anzio. Callaghan was the last PM to have been on active service.

That's from Thomas Hecken (2024)'s chapter on Standardization, in The Popular as Art?. Palgrave Macmillan, Berlin, Heidelberg. doi.org/10.1007/978-...

Standardization

When it comes to artifacts that are stereotypical, clichéd, and schematic, the verdict appears unanimous: any reference to ‘standardization’ can be understood as a negative evaluation...

We didn’t pop inside yesterday but we’re back there on Saturday as H is working at the vaccination clinic. The church is having a MacMillan coffee morning so I plan to pop in. I like taking photos of stained glass. Though if it’s high up, getting it ‘flat’ can be tricky.

Good stuff, Pan Macmillan. www.thebookseller.com/news/industr...

Book industry in 'unhappy marriage' with Twitter/X as Pan Mac says it is 'pausing all activity'

Many authors, publicists, editors and booksellers still find X 'a useful platform' and are not considering leaving it yet, despite the 'hostile and deeply unpleasant' discourse and the shrinking level...

I know I’m in shock too. It was a hard long week. But I’ve raised money for MacMillan and I’ve now switched to decaf.🙌🥰