Jack of Nothing

Stu Horvath is a writer, editor and photographer. In addition to being the mastermind behind Unwinnable.com, he is a contributing writer at Paste Magazine and a founding member of the NYC Videogame Critics Circle who has worked with Wired, Complex, Kill Screen Magazine, Wizard Magazine and the New York Daily News, among others, to bring smart and thoughtful writing to the videogame industry. This is the place where he puts his photos, ephemera and random quotations.

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Shock Trooper I've no idea what toy line this is from (identification appreciated) but he looks like a Combine soldier from Half-Life 2, no?

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Test Your Love - Musée Mécanique, San Francisco

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Fortune Teller - Musée Mécanique, San Francisco

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Kiss-o-Meter - Musée Mécanique, San Francisco

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Stand on Platform, Insert Coin - Musée Mécanique, San Francisco

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Sphinx - Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Pittsburgh

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Tyrannosaurus Rex - Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Pittsburgh

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Sharp-shinned Hawk - Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Pittsburgh

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Big Choice From the arcade at Rye Playland on the last day of the 2010 season.

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Mumm-Ra

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Hard Hat Horror

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Galaxy Warrior Baltard

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Gas Mask Toy Soldier

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Thallo

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Gorilla

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Outback SURVIVAL is an Army Rangers mnemonic: Size up the situation. Undue haste makes waste. Remember where you are. Vanquish fear and panic. Improve your situation. Value living. Act like the natives. Learn basic skills.

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