Thank you, Shep, for your long amd great Deals-wizardry over the years. I’ve been reading Kinja since before io9 joined the Gizmodo/Gawker-verse, and I remember thinking: “What’s up with this Shep McAllister guy? Is he one of those weird Taboola ads?”

Thank you, Shep, for your long amd great Deals-wizardry over the years. I’ve been reading Kinja since before io9…

I’d recommend Tor.com for a website with similar article output like old io9. It’s commenting system is not nearly as good or as peopled, but the articles remind me so much of what io9 used to be (lots of specualtive articles, book and adaptation news, themed posts, etc.).

I’d recommend Tor.com for a good website with similar article output like old io9. It’s commenting system is not nearly as good or as peopled, but the articles remind me so much of what io9 used to be (lots of specualtive articles, book and adaptation news, themed posts, etc.).

In addition to Shinkai, I would add Naoko Yamada and Hiromasa Yonebayashi to the names of great young new animated film directors to look out for. Yamada’s “A Silent Voice” was one of the most hard-hitting portrayals of depression and communication I’ve ever seen, and Yonebayashi’s “When Marnie Was There” is one of…

And the following year, Ghibli’s last film, “When Marnie Was There” fell victim to the same plague.