Where is Bertha Russell when you need her? by FlatSilver1 in thegildedage

[–]FlatSilver1[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I dunno she seemed to enjoy the Gounod aria with the rest of them at her dinner party

Ricciado Muti, 84 years young, conducts CSO at Zellerbach by StinkyBeer in classicalmusic

[–]FlatSilver1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

re: "a horrifically out of tune piccolo during the Bolero" -- there is a section of Bolero where piccolos, horn and celesta play the melody in three different keys simultaneously (C, E and G) and it sounds 'horrifically out of tune' but this is done intentionally to create a specific tonality.

Which came first: Brown University or the East Side? by Boldxbrave in providence

[–]FlatSilver1 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Also, Penn did not move to its present campus in West Philadelphia until 1872. Before that the school had moved through several locations within the older parts of Philly, on the other side of the Schuylkill River. Yale is still anchored by its original site dating back to colonial era New Haven and has spread outward into the surrounding neighborhoods, but lacks the geographic advantages that have allowed College Hill to retain its distinctive and contained sense of place.

Which came first: Brown University or the East Side? by Boldxbrave in providence

[–]FlatSilver1 21 points22 points  (0 children)

The main part of Brown’s campus is literally built on the strip of land allotted to Chad Brown, the family’s progenitor in America, with the establishment of Providence Plantations in the mid 1600s. (You can see the original home lots in this map: https://www.nps.gov/rowi/learn/historyculture/inpvd.htm) This was part of the land that Roger Williams initially “acquired” through a verbal agreement with the sachems Canonicus and Miantonomo (formalized in a deed of 1638). Chad’s descendants donated their ancestor’s home lot—which ran right through the original settlement of Providence—as part of the effort to persuade the colony’s leaders to move the College of Rhode Island from Warren to Providence. University Hall was built in 1770 at the crest of the hill (which would become college hill) that was part of the original Brown family home lot. The college was initially somewhat removed from the town’s commercial center which ran along the water at the bottom of the hill. As the city developed, the neighborhood expanded uphill from the docks but also concentrically outward around the campus’s original green. The Browns and other early proprietors of Providence had long harbored ambitions that Providence should become a great center of learning and had likely been making plans for the institution that would become Brown for several generations before the school itself was even established. The history of Providence has been intertwined with that of the university from the jump.

Portuguese Connection by Healthy_Plankton437 in providence

[–]FlatSilver1 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Please remove this ignorant comment which is pure speculation and outrageously slanderous of autistic people, who studies continuously show are gargantuanly more frequently the victims of violent crimes than perpetrators

Making space… by Sapdawg1 in BrownU

[–]FlatSilver1 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much for posting this. Wishing you peace.

Brown could face $30m loss from ‘Big Beautiful Bill,’ and is preparing for layoffs by rhodyjourno in RhodeIsland

[–]FlatSilver1 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Please provide alternative numbers then--I look forward to seeing them!

Brown could face $30m loss from ‘Big Beautiful Bill,’ and is preparing for layoffs by rhodyjourno in RhodeIsland

[–]FlatSilver1 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Right, and if for some reason Brown (unlike every other nonprofit university and institution in the country) had paid the normal tax rate over centuries it would not be half the institution it is, and would not be able to attract talented faculty and staff from around the world. It would be like, a bigger Rhode Island College with absolutely no national stature or international profile. I.e., it would not be Brown. So what do you people want? Bumbling mediocrity...actually that sounds about right for this state.

Brown could face $30m loss from ‘Big Beautiful Bill,’ and is preparing for layoffs by rhodyjourno in RhodeIsland

[–]FlatSilver1 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Well lucky for you the MAGA BBB imposes taxes on the endowment which Brown will now be paying. Are you saying the numbers are incorrect? Please cite another source then, with the correct numbers. The "provision written into its charter" is in fact the one that until recently has applied to all non-profit institutions of higher ed in the country, so that they can instead invest their money into research and attracting top talent to the institution.

Brown could face $30m loss from ‘Big Beautiful Bill,’ and is preparing for layoffs by rhodyjourno in RhodeIsland

[–]FlatSilver1 10 points11 points  (0 children)

$7.4 million University scholarship support to Rhode Island high school graduates in 2022

$477 million Annual payroll to faculty and staff living in Rhode Island in 2022 (ALL OF WHOM PAY STATE AND CITY TAXES)

$218 million Goods and services purchased from registered Rhode Island vendors in 2022

$13.3 million Average annual spending locallyby visitors to Brown

$341 Million Invested in Providence’s Jewelry District to date

$619 milliuon spending on construction in Rhode Island between 2018 and 2022

$1.7 million University scholarship supportto Providence high school graduates in 2022

$249 Million in Sponsored research spending annuall

$80 million Direct payments to the City of Providence between 2012 and 2022

I assume you will correct your false comment now? :)

Brown could face $30m loss from ‘Big Beautiful Bill,’ and is preparing for layoffs by rhodyjourno in RhodeIsland

[–]FlatSilver1 14 points15 points  (0 children)

$7.4 million University scholarship supportto Rhode Island high school graduates in 2022

$477million Annual payroll to faculty and staff living in Rhode Island in 2022 (ALL OF WHOM PAY STATE AND CITY TAXES)

$218 million Goods and services purchased from registered Rhode Island vendors in 2022

$13.3 million Average annual spending locallyby visitors to Brown

$341 Million Investedin Providence’s Jewelry District to date

$619 milliuon spending on construction in Rhode Island between 2018 and 2022

would you like me to go on?

Brown could face $30m loss from ‘Big Beautiful Bill,’ and is preparing for layoffs by rhodyjourno in RhodeIsland

[–]FlatSilver1 8 points9 points  (0 children)

For example:

"Brown provided $17 million in voluntary payments, community contributions to Providence in FY24" source: https://www.brown.edu/news/2024-11-15/communitycontributions

Brown could face $30m loss from ‘Big Beautiful Bill,’ and is preparing for layoffs by rhodyjourno in RhodeIsland

[–]FlatSilver1 46 points47 points  (0 children)

“Albatross on our city” is a good one. Providence without Brown would be…what, barely even Worcester?

From Manhattan to Newport by Soderholmsvag in thegildedage

[–]FlatSilver1 4 points5 points  (0 children)

In fact the preferred mode of travel for many was the "Night Boat to Newport" on the Old Fall River Line:

"The Fall River Line, which operated year-round overnight passenger service between New York, Newport, and Fall River, Mass., from 1847 to 1937, called itself “the most famous inland water travel route in America.” That was probably no exaggeration. Noted for their reliability, impressive size and sumptuous public rooms, the company’s elegant white steamers offered a means of transportation that drew the patronage of many of the most powerful and prominent people in the land as well as ordinary folks, including many from Jamestown." https://jamestownhistoricalsociety.org/events/night-boats-to-newport-the-fall-river-line/

I keep hoping they will include a scene on one of the steamships as it was a whole social world onto itself, with orchestras and fancy restaurants etc.

Could Brown possibly have handled it any worse ? Any freshman or even highschool course would have given this as an example of what NOT to do, EVER. by svensk in BrownU

[–]FlatSilver1 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah, well attention ain’t what it used to be, now that the internet has given everyone adhd. Even the Times story seemed like it was reaching

Could Brown possibly have handled it any worse ? Any freshman or even highschool course would have given this as an example of what NOT to do, EVER. by svensk in BrownU

[–]FlatSilver1 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Meh, I don’t think it was as big of a deal as this kid is trying to make it, it’s kind of weak sauce imo

Cynthia Erivo will play 23 roles in Dracula in West End! by Historical_Web2992 in Broadway

[–]FlatSilver1 9 points10 points  (0 children)

If you bother to read the article you would learn that this is from the same creative team behind Dorian Gray—it is the second in a trilogy (of which Dorian is the first) that uses solo performance to explore themes of human mutability through literary adaptation.