Rebecca Hiscott
Brooklyn Magazine
New York, NY, United States
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How I Stopped Starving Myself To Death
Eventually, though, the hunger wraps itself around your body and you become heavy, sluggish, vicious. You no longer see skinny in the mirror. → Read More
Still Life With Body Dysmorphia
“When you have dysmorphia, everything in your life is filtered through the prism of your perceived flaws.” → Read More
Still Life With Body Dysmorphia
Trigger warning: This article is about eating disorders. The plastic surgeon appraised me dispassionately as I sat in my bra and underwear on the sterile … → Read More
The Ghost In My Machine
“When it comes to dating and friendships, I have been both the ghoster and the ghostee.” → Read More
This app wants to take you to the doctor
You'd be hard-pressed to find someone who could call the current healthcare system → Read More
Facial recognition technology could help personalize your porn experience
For as long as the Internet has existed, it's been used to facilitate fapping. And as we inevitably grow accustomed to having literally millions of free clips at our fingertips, porn consume... → Read More
'Yelp for weed' site Leafly runs full-page ad in the New York Times
On Sunday, Leafly—a "Yelp for weed" that lets marijuana users compare and review different strains of cannabis, as well as locate doctors and dispensaries—will become the f... → Read More
Flappy Bird is back, and now the whole family can play
Just when you'd finally kicked the habit, Flappy Bird is back—and it's got a two-player option. You and a friend can go head-to-head as you try to navigate the torturously addictiv... → Read More
Twitter testing new feature that explains hashtags
File this under "things we didn't really need in the first place": Twitter appears to be testing a new feature that will make hashtags a little easier to understand. The W... → Read More
This app created a new kind of 3D photography
Imagine a version of Google Maps with crystal-clear resolution, or a Vine that lets you rotate and zoom in, like a real-life CSI. That’s not exactly what you’ll get when you capture ... → Read More
8 Ways Technology Makes You Stupid
People assume that iPhones, laptops and Netflix are evidence of progress. In some ways, that's true. A moderate amount of Googling, for instance, can be good for your brain, and there are apps that can boost brain function and activity. Yet tech a... → Read More
Instagram Leaks What Looks A Lot Like A Snapchat Clone
Instagram may be following in the footsteps of its parent company, Facebook, by developing a Snapchat clone -- and prematurely leaking it, too. Last night, some Android users reported seeing a notification in their Instagram feed announcing Bolt, ... → Read More
Genius Dad Figures Out Way To Fill 37 Water Balloons In 20 Seconds
We’ve seen our share of dumb Kickstarter campaigns this summer. There was the $60,000 potato salad that set the Internet on fire. Then there was that guy who wanted $22,000 to make a handle for your iPhone for some reason. But finally, there... → Read More
This Could Be The Back Panel For The ‘iPhone 6'
Two photos surfaced on Monday that purportedly show the new, all-aluminum "iPhone 6" back panel. They fueled speculation that the Apple logo on the back of the new iPhone might light up. Maybe the exterior of the "iPhone 6" b... → Read More
LOL, WTF? The Origin Stories Of Your Favorite Internet Acronyms
Have you ever thought about where now-ubiquitous semi-words like "OMG" and "LOL" come from? Sure, they've been sanctified by the Oxford English Dictionary as totally legitimate, but it's often difficult to figure out how, exa... → Read More
This 13-year-old made a DIY version of Google Glass
It might not look as slick, but 13-year-old Clay Haight's homemade Google Glass probably saved him a whole lot of money. And who could ever accuse this enterprising little genius of being a ... → Read More
This smartwatch turns your skin into a digital display
Four deveopers in San Jose claim to have made a cutting-edge smartwatch that can project the time onto your hand—and not surprisingly, Indiegogo backers are going wild for it. Accordin... → Read More
To serve and protect: Wearables that want to keep women safe
In December of 2012, a 23-year-old New Delhi woman and her 20-year-old male companion were returning home from an evening movie when they were lured onto a bus by a group of young men. The six m... → Read More
Amazon Looks Like It's Creating A Netflix For Books
Amazon is about to make it even harder for book-lovers to quit Amazon by unveiling a new service that the company clearly hopes will become the Netflix of books. Gigaom reported Wednesday that the online retailer appears to be testing a new e-book... → Read More
NSA Scares Germany So Much It's Considering Going Back To Typewriters
German politicians are so concerned about U.S. surveillance that they’re considering turning to typewriters to keep sensitive documents away from prying eyes. In an interview with the German TV program “Morgenmagazin,” Patrick S... → Read More