Well, 2021 was a wild, awful mess of a year. I don’t need to recap what made 2021 so bad because, if you are reading this, you already know. We all live on Earth (I assume) so no point going over it all. Just, yeah, what a shitty year, huh?Read more…
競馬 有馬記念 1番人気のエフフォーリアが優勝 G1レース3勝目 | NHKニュース
競馬のG1レース有馬記念が行われ、1番人気のエフフォーリアが優勝しました。 有馬記念は、千葉県船橋市にある中山競馬場の芝2500メートルのコースで行われ、ファン投票などを基に選ばれた16頭が出走しました。 今回は、ことしのG1レースで2勝した1番人気の3歳馬エフフォーリアや、去年の優勝馬でこのレースかぎりでの引…
“有馬記念で3年連続3着”ナイスネイチャ33歳がふるさとで過ごす幸せな余生「馬なのに“人間っぽくて大好き”と言われます」（曹宇鉉）
5年連続で有馬記念に出走した現役時代 渡辺さんが北海道浦河町の渡辺牧場で働き始めたのは、後にナイスネイチャと命名される仔馬が生まれた約3カ月後のことだった。1988年に同牧場で生産された牡馬は4頭。うち1頭は脚元が弱く、ナイスネイチャは残りの3頭のなかでボス格として振る舞っていたという。 「お母さんのウラカ…
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It was the best of games, it was the worst of games. 2021 was another year where we flocked to our gaming consoles and computers for shelter from the virus-ridden world outside. While there were plenty of good games to play this year, there were also t…
Mass Effect 2 Players Suspiciously Successful At Infamous ‘Suicide Mission’
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なぜ日本人はスポーツを楽しめないのか？海外と比べた「異質さ」の原因
1979年生まれ。大学卒業後、KADOKAWAでの雑誌編集をはじめ、ミクシィでニュース編集、朝日新聞社で新規事業に従事。2010年から複業としてメディアプロデュースにも関わる。スポーツを軸にイノベーションあるものを研究テーマとする。最近のトピックは、立教大学大学院（MBA取得）で「思考を学ぶ」機会を得られたこと。そ…
Endwalker Is So Popular That Square Enix Suspended FFXIV’s Sales
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The Top Ranked Steam Games of 2021, According To Users
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Genshin Impact was recognized as the Best Mobile Game at The Game Awards last night, which was good and correct. But what most viewers probably remember is the way that the announcer pronounced the game’s title. Instead of using the hard “g” sound, she…
This Senior Couple Were The MVPs Of A Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 Tourney
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