The Short Take: Wow. This finale doubles — nay, triples down on the loopy, mind-melting time travel storytelling, yet still maintains a firm grip on Loki’s emotional arc. I can’t believe they pulled this off. [SPOILER WARNING: For all time. Always.] Image Credit: Looper The Long Take: When he’s wearing a collared shirt and suspenders, it can be easy to forget that Loki is a Norse god. In this series, he acted a lot more like a time cop than the god of mischief.

This month’s unit is a little nontraditional. It’s not really a standalone 3-4 week unit at all, but rather a year-long, all-the-time rhythm of classroom life. Originally Kelly Gallagher’s brainchild, I’ve used Article of the Week in different ways over the years. It has always been beneficial. But it has taken a lot of time. We could easily make a whole class out of just Articles of the Week, and it became so consuming a few years ago that I just dropped it altogether.

Join the #CC_DIYChallenge and show your inner artist! One of the biggest challenges we face as creators is figuring out how to start our project. Things like coming up with ideas or deciding on one can be troublesome, but they are never as frightening as a blank slate. After revisiting my journey as a creator, I realized that taking a different approach to starting a project can make it less frightening – and that’s how this article was born.

Hey y’all, It felt like I spent the weekend in another century: Riding my bicycle, chopping wood, and obsessively reading Roget’s Thesaurus. Let me explain that last item. I have always assumed — and maybe you have, too — that a thesaurus is just a synonym dictionary, the words arranged alphabetically with a list of synonyms and antonyms below. Somehow, every thesaurus I’d ever come across — even ones with “Roget” in the title!

Hi! This is a newsletter about artists I like. I began acquiring art through some friends that worked in galleries. I started small, working on a limited budget, for stuff I could afford. As time passed, my collection grew, and it was exciting to watch many of the artists I'd collected go on to bigger shows and critical acclaim. My goal with this newsletter is to make a digestible resource for anyone interested in artists that are making great (and still affordable!