David Lippert ’90 has removed belly fat from Jennifer Lopez and Britney Spears. Digitally, that is. “You’d be surprised how actors really look,” Lippert said. “I’ve done tattoo removal, and if there’s a profile shot with tummy sticking out, it’s edited out. Nothing is real.” The Hillsdale grad and psychology major has worked in film, fine art, and commercial design...
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The beauty of Hillsdale brunch
Sundays are beautifully ritualistic at Hillsdale College. After waking up early, dressing in their nicest clothes and partaking in worship, students meander over for brunch at the Knorr Dining Room. As you walk to your seat with a huge plate of food, you can hear snippets of conversation at each passing table, all remarkably similar. The mealtime discussion is focused...
‘A once-in-a-lifetime exhibit’
Less than six months after narrowly avoiding a fire sale of art to help pay down city debt, the Detroit Institute of Arts has opened a major exhibit on Mexican artists Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo. The exhibit, which opened on Sunday and will show through July, took DIA Adjunct Curator of Contemporary Art Mark Rosenthal three years to put...
‘House of Cards’ Season 3: ‘Cheap melodrama’
The “House of Cards” has fallen. Spoiler alert: season three is boring. The brilliant and thrilling plot twists that earned this Netflix political drama so much fame since its release in February 2013 are gone. Much of the show’s popularity hinged on its its ability to highlight the extent of Frank Underwood’s ill-intentioned, conniving, and manipulative nature yet simultaneously make...
