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127-542: Parker reprised the role in the films Sex and the City and Sex and the City 2 , and the HBO Max series And Just Like That. Bushnell also authored the young adult novels The Carrie Diaries and Summer and the City featuring the character. The Carrie Diaries was adapted into a CW prequel series of the same name , with Carrie portrayed by Anna Sophia Robb . Candace Bushnell created Carrie (who had no last name until

254-428: A digital copy of the film. Also released on the same day as the standard edition is the two-disc special edition, which adds six minutes of footage to the film, along with the commentary from the standard edition DVD and a second disc that contains bonus features, as well as a digital copy of the widescreen theatrical version of the film. The only version of the film released on Blu-Ray is the two-disc extended cut, which

381-443: A 2010 retrospective about the previous two decades in pop culture, ABC News named Carrie one of the ten worst characters of the past twenty years, calling her a "snippy, self-righteous Manhattan snob" and citing the character's actions in Sex and the City 2 as evidence that she was beyond personal growth or redemption. The New Yorker , looking back on the show a decade after it went off

508-619: A Chinese girl named Lily, Miranda Hobbes has settled down in Brooklyn with Steve to raise their son Brady together, and Samantha Jones has moved to Los Angeles to be close with Smith, but returns to New York as much as possible to spend time with Carrie, Charlotte and Miranda. Carrie and Mr. Big are planning to move in together, and find an idyllic and expensive penthouse . Big declares that he will purchase it for them. Concerned that she would have no legal rights to their home if they separate, Carrie offers to sell her own apartment to contribute to

635-521: A DVD and Blu-ray release of Sex and the City: The Movie on September 23, 2008. There are two versions of the film released in the US on home video. There is a standard, single disc theatrical cut (the version seen in theaters) which comes in fullscreen or widescreen (in separate editions). Both discs are the same, except for the film presentation. The only features are an audio commentary, deleted scenes , and

762-497: A black diamond ring. In And Just Like That... , Carrie and Big are still married. In the premier, while Carrie goes to see the recital of Charlotte's oldest daughter, Big has a heart attack. When Carrie arrives home, she experiences Big take his final breaths and breaks down when he dies. His funeral takes place the following episode. Aidan Shaw ( John Corbett ), a Manhattan furniture designer, becomes Carrie's next serious boyfriend after her breakup with Mr. Big. Their relationship

889-494: A certain portion was shot in Steiner Studios and Silvercup Studios . The shooting was continually interrupted by paparazzi and onlookers with the security and police authorities employed in order to control the crowd. Efforts were taken to keep the film's plot secret, including the shooting of multiple endings. As a defense strategy, scenes shot in public or in presence of number of extras were termed by Ryan Jonathan Healy and

1016-884: A college in the Colony of Rhode-Island, under the chief direction of the Baptists; ... Mr. James Manning , who took his first degree in New-Jersey college in September, 1762, was esteemed a suitable leader in this important work. James Manning arrived at Newport in July 1763 and was introduced to Stiles, who agreed to write the charter for the college. Stiles' first draft was read to the General Assembly in August 1763, and rejected by Baptist members who worried that their denomination would be underrepresented in

1143-556: A final argument where Alex impulsively slaps her, Carrie ends the relationship and leaves him. In the series finale, she reunites with Mr. Big, who realizes she is "the one" and pursues her to Paris. Carrie shares an on-and-off relationship with Sebastian Kydd that began with their first kiss at 15 and continued on throughout the first two seasons of The Carrie Diaries. The relationship ended after Sebastian moves to California while Carrie stays in Manhattan. Carrie's second boyfriend, George,

1270-485: A flawed but relatable character for viewers. Carrie occasionally smokes , preferring Marlboro Lights when she does. During seasons 3 and 4, she attempts to quit smoking using a nicotine patch while dating Aidan. She enjoys cocktails, particularly cosmopolitans, and her character's affinity for them is known to have contributed to the drink's popularity. Despite being realistic about the challenges of relationships and having endured numerous unsuccessful ones throughout

1397-508: A future HBO series. In May 2007 the project was halted after HBO decided it was no longer in a position to finance the film on its own. The project was pitched within the Time Warner family (owners of HBO) and was picked by sister concern New Line Cinema . The film was prominently shot in New York between September–December 2007. The locations included a number of places around Manhattan and

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1524-687: A hospital for French troops from June 26, 1780, to May 27, 1782. A number of Brown's founders and alumni played roles in the American Revolution and subsequent founding of the United States. Brown's first chancellor, Stephen Hopkins, served as a delegate to the Colonial Congress in Albany in 1754, and to the Continental Congress from 1774 to 1776. James Manning represented Rhode Island at

1651-456: A more intimate side of their relationship. In the sequel, Sex and the City 2 , Carrie and Big's marriage begins to lack excitement as they settle into a comfortable routine. Big suggests that the two spend two days apart each week to enjoy time alone and ultimately rekindle their connection. After discussing their feelings, they reaffirm their commitment to one another with new wedding vows. To symbolize their renewed connection, Big gifts Carrie

1778-500: A nasty tongue lashing you would have thought they were talking about an ex-girlfriend...The movie might not be Citizen Kane —which, for the record, is a dude flick—but it's incredibly sweet and touching." The film featured on worst of 2008 lists including that of The Times , Mark Kermode , The New York Observer , the NME , and The Daily Telegraph . New Line Home Entertainment (distributed by Warner Home Video ) released

1905-487: A popular T.V. show. The girls help her realize that she is no longer happy in her relationship with Smith. Samantha eventually admits to him that while she loves him, she needs to move on and returns to New York. Charlotte encounters Big at a restaurant and confronts him, which causes her water to break. He takes her to the hospital and stays, hoping to see Carrie. When Carrie arrives, Harry tells her that Big had mentioned that he had written to her repeatedly but never received

2032-598: A public Building or Buildings for the boarding of the youth & the Residence of the Professors. The three petitioners were Ezra Stiles , pastor of Newport's Second Congregational Church and future president of Yale University ; William Ellery Jr. , future signer of the United States Declaration of Independence ; and Josias Lyndon , future governor of the colony. Stiles and Ellery later served as co-authors of

2159-404: A reply. She goes home to find numerous emails from him, which Louise had hidden at Carrie's request, all famous love letters. In his final message, Big apologizes and promises to love her forever. Carrie goes to their penthouse to collect a pair of brand new Manolo Blahnik shoes she had left behind. She finds Big there and, overcome by love for him, embraces him. They reconcile and marry alone in

2286-442: A scene known for bringing baguette bags into fashion. Carrie has been described as someone who lives for fashion, and has confessed to buying Vogue instead of dinner. A known shoe lover with a penchant for expensive designer shoes, Miranda once estimated that Carrie has spent over $ 40,000 on shoes. Her shoes seem to average at least $ 400 a pair (according to Miranda), and it is implied that she has at least 100 unique pairs. It

2413-476: A simple wedding in New York City Hall . Miranda, Samantha, and Charlotte turn up to surprise her, arranged by Big. The girls later toast with Cosmopolitans to Samantha's 50th birthday, "and the next 50." At the end of Sex and the City ' s run in 2004, there were indications of a film being considered following the series. HBO announced that Michael Patrick King was working on a possible script for

2540-405: A steering committee to research Brown's eighteenth-century ties to slavery. In October 2006, the committee released a report documenting its findings. Titled "Slavery and Justice", the document detailed the ways in which the university benefited both directly and indirectly from the transatlantic slave trade and the labor of enslaved people. The report also included seven recommendations for how

2667-536: Is a brownstone apartment located in New York City 's Upper East Side at the fictional address of 245 E. 73rd Street. She had been living in the apartment since the beginning of the series, and states in And Just Like That... she moved into the apartment at age 29, and had occupied it for 25 years. The apartment first appears in the pilot episode "Sex and the City" with a noticeably different layout; following

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2794-617: Is a continuation of the 1998–2004 television series about four friends, Carrie Bradshaw ( Sarah Jessica Parker ), Samantha Jones ( Kim Cattrall ), Charlotte York Goldenblatt ( Kristin Davis ), and Miranda Hobbes ( Cynthia Nixon ), and their lives in New York City. Sex and the City had its world premiere at Leicester Square in London on May 15, 2008, before its release in the United States on May 30. Despite mixed reviews from critics, calling

2921-564: Is a deep sadness in the sight of Carrie and friends defining themselves not as Bette Davis , Anne Baxter , Celeste Holm , and Thelma Ritter did—by their talents, their hats, and the swordplay of their wits—but purely by their ability to snare and keep a man....All the film lacks is a subtitle: " The Lying, the Bitch, and the Wardrobe ." Ramin Setoodeh of Newsweek speculated that some of

3048-403: Is engaged. Carrie struggles to come to terms with Big's decision and moves on, beginning a relationship with Aidan Shaw . However, Carrie cannot put her relationship with Big in the past, and they end up having an affair, which she confesses to Aidan. Carrie and Big continue a close and flirtatious friendship throughout the series. This culminates in the final episode when Big tells Carrie, "You're

3175-450: Is finally uncovered in the first movie as John James Preston. They break up for the first time due to Mr. Big's inability to be emotionally intimate with Carrie. They briefly reunite but split again when Big announces he is moving to Paris because of work. When he returns to the United States, he and Carrie bump into each other unexpectedly in the Hamptons. Upon his return, Carrie discovers he

3302-471: Is identical to the DVD version of the extended cut. The DVD sold 3,549,461 million copies in 2008 earning a profit of over $ 72,429,126 million dollars. On December 9, 2008, New Line Home Entertainment released a third edition of Sex and the City: The Movie . This edition is a 4-disc set entitled Sex and the City: The Movie (The Wedding Collection) . The four-disc set features the previously released extended cut of

3429-805: Is in the College Hill neighborhood of Providence. The university is surrounded by a federally listed architectural district with a concentration of Colonial-era buildings. Benefit Street has one of America's richest concentrations of 17th- and 18th-century architecture. Undergraduate admissions are among the most selective in the country, with an acceptance rate of 5% for the class of 2026. As of March 2022 , 11 Nobel Prize winners have been affiliated with Brown as alumni , faculty, or researchers , one Fields Medalist , seven National Humanities Medalists , and 11 National Medal of Science laureates. Alumni include 27 Pulitzer Prize winners, 21 billionaires, four U.S. Secretaries of State , over 100 members of

3556-488: Is loving but is complicated by the feelings Carrie still has for Big. This leads to their first breakup after Carrie admits to an affair. Later in the series, Carrie and Aidan get back together, move in together, and become engaged. However, the engagement is broken when Carrie discovers she is not ready to marry him, and he is not willing to wait for her. Aidan marries another woman and has children, but he briefly appears in Sex and

3683-417: Is mentioned that Barneys , Bergdorf Goodman , Bloomingdale's , and Saks Fifth Avenue are among her favorite places to shop. Carrie Bradshaw's apartment is a setting frequently used in Sex and the City , the films Sex and the City and Sex and the City 2 , and the first two seasons of And Just Like That . It was referred to as, "one of TV's most iconic apartments" by Architectural Digest . It

3810-459: Is noted as the first African American president of an Ivy League institution. Other presidents of note include academic, Vartan Gregorian ; and philosopher and economist, Francis Wayland . In 1966, the first Group Independent Study Project (GISP) at Brown was formed, involving 80 students and 15 professors. The GISP was inspired by student-initiated experimental schools, especially San Francisco State College , and sought ways to "put students at

3937-629: Is noted as the founder and commander of the 1st Rhode Island Regiment , widely regarded as the first Black battalion in U.S. military history. David Howell , who graduated with an A.M. in 1769, served as a delegate to the Continental Congress from 1782 to 1785. Nineteen individuals have served as presidents of the university since its founding in 1764. Since 2012, Christina Hull Paxson has served as president. Paxson had previously served as dean of Princeton University's School of Public and International Affairs and chair of Princeton's economics department. Paxson's immediate predecessor, Ruth Simmons ,

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4064-633: Is often led by her emotions, seeking validation and acceptance from romantic partners, such as Mr. Big, and from others. For example, she becomes fixated on a review her book received from book critic Michiko Kakutani in The New York Times . In season one, Carrie relies on Mr. Big to reassure her of her importance in his life. At times, Carrie displays self-centered behaviors but rarely acknowledges it unless her friends point it out. This blend of emotional vulnerability and humor, and exploration of issues like commitment within romantic relationship, make her

4191-459: Is said to cancel the hex. The John Hay Library is the second oldest library on campus. Opened in 1910, the library is named for John Hay (class of 1858), private secretary to Abraham Lincoln and Secretary of State under William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt . The construction of the building was funded in large part by Hay's friend, Andrew Carnegie , who contributed half of the $ 300,000 cost of construction. The John Hay Library serves as

4318-480: Is someone she meets during her internship at a law firm. Carrie ends the relationship when George forces himself onto her. Carrie's third boyfriend, Adam Weaver, appears in Season 2 of The Carrie Diaries after meeting through Carrie's job at Interview Magazine . The relationship ends when Weaver is critical of Carrie's work, and later writes a hurtful article about her. According to Candace Bushnell's book, Summer and

4445-453: Is to inspire creative and critical thinking about culture by fostering an interdisciplinary understanding of the material world. It provides opportunities for faculty and students to work with collections and the public, teaching through objects and programs in classrooms and exhibitions. The museum sponsors lectures and events in all areas of anthropology and also runs an extensive program of outreach to local schools. The Annmary Brown Memorial

4572-596: The Congress of the Confederation , while concurrently serving as Brown's first president. Two of Brown's founders, William Ellery and Stephen Hopkins signed the Declaration of Independence . James Mitchell Varnum , who graduated from Brown with honors in 1769, served as one of General George Washington's Continental Army brigadier generals and later as major general in command of the entire Rhode Island militia . Varnum

4699-743: The East Side neighborhood of College Hill. The university's central campus sits on a 15-acre (6.1-hectare) block bounded by Waterman, Prospect, George, and Thayer Streets ; newer buildings extend northward, eastward, and southward. Brown's core, historic campus, constructed primary between 1770 and 1926, is defined by three greens: the Front or Quiet Green, the Middle or College Green, and the Ruth J. Simmons Quadrangle (historically known as Lincoln Field). A brick and wrought-iron fence punctuated by decorative gates and arches traces

4826-470: The Sex and the City characters as teenagers. This novel reveals that Carrie attended the prestigious Ivy League University, Brown , in the 1980s. It also reveals that she took summer classes at The New School . TV Guide described the young version of Carrie Bradshaw as "Even when she's trying to play adult in the city with her fashion-forward style and 'grown-up' conversations, she still exudes an aura that manages to be innocent, cute and self-confident at

4953-614: The United States Congress , 58 Rhodes Scholars , 22 MacArthur Genius Fellows, and 38 Olympic medalists. In 1761, three residents of Newport, Rhode Island , drafted a petition to the colony's General Assembly : That your Petitioners propose to open a literary institution or School for instructing young Gentlemen in the Languages, Mathematics, Geography & History, & such other branches of Knowledge as shall be desired. That for this End... it will be necessary... to erect

5080-466: The 41st Most Memorable Female TV Character. TV Guide named her the most fashionable TV character. Her relationship with Mr. Big was included in TV Guide ' s list of the best TV couples of all time. Parker received one Emmy Award , three Screen Actors Guild Awards , and four Golden Globe Awards for her performance. Reportedly, she earned from third season on 3.2 million dollars per episode, becoming

5207-552: The Brown campus by 10 acres (40,000 m ) and 26 buildings. In 1971, Brown renamed the area East Campus. Today, the area is largely used for dormitories. Thayer Street runs through Brown's main campus. As a commercial corridor frequented by students, Thayer is comparable to Harvard Square or Berkeley's Telegraph Avenue . Wickenden Street , in the adjacent Fox Point neighborhood, is another commercial street similarly popular among students. Built in 1925, Brown Stadium —the home of

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5334-545: The City , Capote Duncan was Carrie's classmate in The New School. At the beginning, Carrie hated him because of his arrogance but at the end of the book, it was said that he's the person with whom Carrie lost her virginity. In Summer and the City , Bernard Singer is a famous writer with whom Carrie has a brief relationship with, only to realize that Bernard does not love Carrie and that she loves Capote Duncan. Books: Critical reception to Carrie tended to be positive during

5461-404: The City 2 and he and Carrie kiss, which she later confesses to Big. Following the end of her relationship with Aidan, Carrie begins to date Jack Berger ( Ron Livingston ), a novelist she meets at her publisher's office. Initially playful and happy, their relationship deteriorates as Berger becomes insecure about Carrie's rising success, specifically after her book goes international. Tension in

5588-561: The City: Volume 2 , was released on September 23, 2008, coinciding with the film's DVD release, featuring the British singers Estelle , Craig David , Mutya Buena and Amy Winehouse . It also featured Janet Jackson , Ciara , and Elijah Kelley . In December 2008, the orchestral score for the film was released, Sex and the City – The Score , containing 18 tracks of original score composed, co-orchestrated, and conducted by Aaron Zigman . While

5715-726: The College Board of Fellows. A revised charter written by Stiles and Ellery was adopted by the Rhode Island General Assembly on March 3, 1764, in East Greenwich . In September 1764, the inaugural meeting of the corporation—the college's governing body—was held in Newport's Old Colony House . Governor Stephen Hopkins was chosen chancellor, former and future governor Samuel Ward vice chancellor, John Tillinghast treasurer, and Thomas Eyres secretary. The charter stipulated that

5842-545: The College of Brown University, Pembroke's campus was absorbed into the larger Brown campus. The Pembroke campus is bordered by Meeting, Brown, Bowen, and Thayer Streets and sits three blocks north of Brown's central campus. The campus is dominated by brick architecture, largely of the Georgian and Victorian styles . The west side of the quadrangle comprises Pembroke Hall (1897), Smith-Buonanno Hall (1907), and Metcalf Hall (1919), while

5969-712: The John Carter Brown Library is generally regarded as the world's leading collection of primary historical sources relating to the exploration and colonization of the Americas. While administered and funded separately from the university, the library has been owned by Brown and located on its campus since 1904. The library contains the best preserved of the eleven surviving copies of the Bay Psalm Book —the earliest extant book printed in British North America and

6096-605: The Lownes Collection of the History of Science (described as "one of the three most important private collections of books of science in America"), and the papers of H. P. Lovecraft . The Hay Library is home to one of the broadest collections of incunabula in the Americas, one of Brown's two Shakespeare First Folios , the manuscript of George Orwell 's Nineteen Eighty-Four , and three books bound in human skin . Founded in 1846,

6223-703: The Pembroke Campus at its northern end. The walk is bordered by departmental buildings as well as the Lindemann Performing Arts Center and Granoff Center for the Creative Arts The corridor is home to public art including sculptures by Maya Lin and Tom Friedman . The Women's College in Brown University , known as Pembroke College, was founded in October 1891. Upon its 1971 merger with

6350-577: The Pembroke Campus, which houses both dormitories and academic buildings. Facing the western edge of the central campus sit two of the Brown's seven libraries, the John Hay Library and the John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library . The university's campus is contiguous with that of the Rhode Island School of Design , which is located immediately to Brown's west, along the slope of College Hill. Built in 1901,

6477-480: The Public and Classical Instruction." The document additionally "recognized more broadly and fundamentally than any other [university charter] the principle of denominational cooperation." The oft-repeated statement that Brown's charter alone prohibited a religious test for College membership is inaccurate; other college charters were similarly liberal in that particular. The college was founded as Rhode Island College, at

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6604-561: The UK, selling over 920,000 copies in one week. It is way ahead of the 700,000 copies sold for Ratatouille which was, prior to Sex and the City 's release, the best selling DVD of 2008 in the UK. Although the record has since been beaten by Mamma Mia! Sex and the City 2 was released in cinemas on May 27, 2010, in the United States and May 28, 2010, in the United Kingdom. It was co-written, produced and directed by Michael Patrick King . The DVD

6731-575: The US, founded in 1764 as the College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations . One of nine colonial colleges chartered before the American Revolution , it was the first US college to codify that admission and instruction of students was to be equal regardless of the religious affiliation of students. The university is home to the oldest applied mathematics program in

6858-526: The Van Wickle Gates are a set of wrought iron gates that stand at the western edge of Brown's campus. The larger main gate is flanked by two smaller side gates. At Convocation the central gate opens inward to admit the procession of new students; at Commencement, the gate opens outward for the procession of graduates. A Brown superstition holds that students who walk through the central gate a second time prematurely will not graduate, although walking backward

6985-426: The adjacent unit, intending to merge them into a larger apartment, but she breaks up with him shortly after. He gives her the opportunity to purchase the apartment from him at cost, but she is unable to afford the down payment until her friend Charlotte York sells her engagement ring and loans her the money. In the film Sex and the City , Carrie sells the apartment after her engagement to Mr. Big to contribute to

7112-479: The air, felt that while the character began as a "happy, curious explorer, out companionably smoking with modellizers," from the second season on she "spun out, becoming anxious, obsessive, and, despite her charm, wildly self-centered." A 2021 article in Vox cited Carrie as an example of "main character syndrome", saying, "two Carries Bradshaw exist: The flirty, quirky one we're supposed to follow through her ups and downs and

7239-468: The apartment as a pied-à-terre and has given it another renovation . Following Big's death, she feels uneasiness in the Fifth Avenue apartment they shared and sells it and moves back into her old apartment. The series also shows the never-before-seen lobby and downstairs apartment in the complex. The exterior of the apartment building was shot at various brownstones before settling at 66 Perry Street in

7366-469: The block's perimeter. This section of campus is primarily Georgian and Richardsonian Romanesque in its architectural character. To the south of the central campus are academic buildings and residential quadrangles, including Wriston, Keeney, and Gregorian quadrangles. Immediately to the east of the campus core sit Sciences Park and Brown's School of Engineering . North of the central campus are performing and visual arts facilities, life sciences labs, and

7493-505: The board of trustees should be composed of 22 Baptists, five Quakers , five Episcopalians, and four Congregationalists. Of the 12 Fellows, eight should be Baptists—including the college president—"and the rest indifferently of any or all Denominations." At the time of its creation, Brown's charter was a uniquely progressive document. Other colleges had curricular strictures against opposing doctrines, while Brown's charter asserted, "Sectarian differences of opinions, shall not make any Part of

7620-489: The book Sex and the City . Bushnell worked with television producer Darren Star to adapt the columns for television. In the HBO franchise Sex and the City , Carrie Bradshaw writes a weekly column called "Sex and the City" for a fictional newspaper called The New York Star . The column centers on Carrie's personal experiences with dating and relations, as well as those of her close friends. It also includes her reflections on

7747-594: The center of their education" and "teach students how to think rather than just teaching facts". Members of the GISP, Ira Magaziner and Elliot Maxwell published a paper of their findings titled, "Draft of a Working Paper for Education at Brown University." The paper made proposals for a new curriculum, including interdisciplinary freshman-year courses that would introduce "modes of thought," with instruction from faculty from different disciplines as well as for an end to letter grades. The following year Magaziner began organizing

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7874-494: The characters and instead focused on the evolution of individual character and the actor portraying it, over the last four years. While Samantha 's dressing was influenced by American TV soap opera Dynasty (see Nolan Miller ), Jackie Kennedy was the inspiration for Charlotte 's clothes. Miranda , according to Field, has evolved the most from the series in terms of fashion. This was influenced significantly by development in actress Cynthia Nixon in past years. The soundtrack

8001-722: The clouds atop a red and white torse . Brown is the largest institutional landowner in Providence, with properties on College Hill and in the Jewelry District . The university was built contemporaneously with the eighteenth and nineteenth-century precincts surrounding it, making Brown's campus tightly integrated into Providence's urban fabric. Among the noted architects who have shaped Brown's campus are McKim, Mead & White , Philip Johnson , Rafael Viñoly , Diller Scofidio + Renfro , and Robert A. M. Stern . Brown's main campus, comprises 235 buildings and 143 acres (0.58 km ) in

8128-538: The college moved from Warren to Providence. To establish a campus, John and Moses Brown purchased a four-acre lot on the crest of College Hill on behalf of the school. The majority of the property fell within the bounds of the original home lot of Chad Brown , an ancestor of the Browns and one of the original proprietors of Providence Plantations . After the college was relocated to the city, work began on constructing its first building. A building committee, organized by

8255-419: The college to Providence, constructing its first building, and securing its endowment. Joseph became a professor of natural philosophy at the college; John served as its treasurer from 1775 to 1796; and Nicholas Sr's son Nicholas Brown Jr. succeeded his uncle as treasurer from 1796 to 1825. On September 8, 1803, the corporation voted, "That the donation of $ 5,000, if made to this College within one Year from

8382-455: The college's charter two years later. The editor of Stiles's papers observes, "This draft of a petition connects itself with other evidence of Dr. Stiles's project for a Collegiate Institution in Rhode Island, before the charter of what became Brown University." The Philadelphia Association of Baptist Churches was also interested in establishing a college in Rhode Island, which was home of

8509-530: The corporation on the same day voted, "That this College be called and known in all future time by the Name of Brown University." Over the years, the benefactions of Nicholas Brown Jr., totaled nearly $ 160,000 and included funds for building Hope College (1821–22) and Manning Hall (1834–35). In 1904, the John Carter Brown Library was established as an independently funded research library on Brown's campus;

8636-580: The corporation, developed plans for the college's first purpose-built edifice, finalizing a design on February 9, 1770. The subsequent structure, referred to as "The College Edifice" and later as University Hall , may have been modeled on Nassau Hall , built 14 years prior at the College of New Jersey . President Manning, an active member of the building process, was educated at Princeton and might have suggested that Brown's first building resemble that of his alma mater . Nicholas Brown , John Brown , Joseph Brown , and Moses Brown were instrumental in moving

8763-430: The cost of the penthouse. Big suggests that they get married to assuage her concerns, and Carrie accepts. Carrie's Vogue editor Enid invites her to be featured in the magazine's annual "Age Issue" in bridal couture, as Carrie (at 40) is considered the oldest possible age to wear a bridal gown. She poses in numerous couture bridal gowns for the spread, including one she especially adores by Vivienne Westwood . Westwood sees

8890-466: The country and oldest engineering program in the Ivy League. It was one of the early doctoral-granting institutions in the U.S., adding masters and doctoral studies in 1887. In 1969, it adopted its Open Curriculum after student lobbying, which eliminated mandatory general education distribution requirements. In 1971, Brown's coordinate women's institution, Pembroke College , was fully merged into

9017-541: The criticism for the film is derived possibly from sexism : "when you listen to men talk about it (and this is coming from the perspective of a male writer), a strange thing happens. The talk turns hateful. Angry. Vengeful. Annoyed...Is this just poor sportsmanship? I can't help but wonder—cue the Carrie Bradshaw voiceover here—if it's not a case of 'Sexism in the City.' Men hated the movie before it even opened...Movie critics, an overwhelmingly male demographic, gave it such

9144-423: The dynamics between men and women in New York City. The column brings Carrie a degree of recognition in the city, some readers view her as an influential figure. In the third season, her column is optioned for a film produced by Matthew McConaughey and by the fifth season, a selection of her columns is published as a book. At the end of season four, Carrie begins to write freelance articles for Vogue . Carrie

9271-403: The east side comprises Alumnae Hall (1927) and Miller Hall (1910). The quadrangle culminates on the north with Andrews Hall (1947). East Campus, centered on Hope and Charlesfield streets, originally served as the campus of Bryant University . In 1969, as Bryant was preparing to relocate to Smithfield, Rhode Island , Brown purchased their Providence campus for $ 5 million. The transaction expanded

9398-506: The essence of the series, but resembled a super-sized episode. Manohla Dargis of The New York Times found the film "a vulgar, shrill, deeply shallow — and, at 2 hours and 22 turgid minutes, overlong — addendum to a show", while The Daily Telegraph ' s Sukhdev Sandhu panned the film saying "the ladies have become frozen, Spice Girls -style types - angsty, neurotic, predatory, princess - rather than individuals who might evolve or surprise us". Rick Groen of The Globe and Mail slammed

9525-513: The fifth-highest opening weekend for an R-rated film, behind The Matrix Reloaded , The Passion of the Christ , 300 and Hannibal . As of March 2010, the film had grossed $ 152,647,258 at the US and Canadian box office, and $ 262,605,528 in other markets, bringing the worldwide total gross revenue to $ 415,252,786, making it the highest-grossing romantic comedy of 2008. Sex and the City received mixed reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes ,

9652-634: The film "...feels a trifle half-hearted", while Carina Chocano of the Los Angeles Times stated "the film tackles weighty issues with grace but is still very funny". She praised Michael Patrick King's work saying very few films "are willing to go to such dark places while remaining a comedy in the Shakespearean sense". Colin Bertram of the New York Daily News dubbed the film a "great reunion", and

9779-400: The film an extended episode of the series, it was a commercial success, grossing $ 418.8 million worldwide from a $ 65 million budget. A sequel film, Sex and the City 2 , followed in 2010, and a sequel series, And Just Like That... , in 2022. Carrie Bradshaw and Mr. Big are in a committed relationship. Meanwhile, Charlotte York is happily married to Harry, and the couple have adopted

9906-462: The film commenting on lack of script and adding that the characters "don't perform so much as parade, fixed in their roles as semi-animated clothes hangers on a cinematic runway". He gave the film zero stars out of four. Anthony Lane , a film critic for The New Yorker , called the film a "superannuated fantasy posing as a slice of modern life"; he noted that "almost sixty years after All About Eve , which also featured four major female roles, there

10033-402: The film has a rating of 49%, based on 182 reviews, with an average score of 5.70/10. The site's critical consensus reads, " Sex and the City loses steam in the transition to the big screen, but will still thrill fans of the show." Metacritic gave the film a normalized average score of 53 out of 100, based on 38 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Brian Lowry of Variety said

10160-412: The film on the first disc, the second disc has the bonus features from the extended cut and three additional featurettes, the third disc holds even more special features, and the fourth is a music CD with songs inspired by the film, including the alternative mix of Fergie's " Labels or Love " from the beginning of the film. The set also comes with an exclusive hardcover book, featuring photos and quotes from

10287-442: The film which he would direct. Later that year, Kim Cattrall declined to work on the project citing reasons that the script and the start date were overly prolonged and she decided to take other offers at hand. As a result, the immediate follow-up ideas for the film were dropped. It was in mid-2007 that the plans for making the film were announced again. This reportedly resulted after Cattrall's conditions being accepted along with

10414-676: The film, and a numbered certificate of authenticity in a pink padded box. A fourth edition was also released in Australia. This set contained the two discs from the Sex and the City: The Movie Special Edition and a bonus 'Sex and the City Inspired' Clutch Bag. This clutch being black in color in a tile or snake skin material. The DVD has reached the #1 on the UK DVD Top Chart and is the fastest selling DVD release of 2008 in

10541-412: The highest paid tv actor of all time. In retrospective analysis of the show, critics have generally reassessed Carrie Bradshaw as an unsympathetic protagonist, despite the show's portrayal of her as a positive figure. In 2013, Glamour magazine called Carrie "the worst" character on the show, saying that "her brattiness and self-absorption eclipsed her redeeming qualities and even her awesome shoes." In

10668-407: The job in the film. Field has stated that she initially was ambivalent to do the film, for monetary and creative reasons. Field rose to fame particularly after designing for the series from 1998 to 2004, wherein she popularized the concept of using designer clothes with day-to-day fashion. While dressing the characters for the film, Field decided to stay clear from the latest fashion trends defining

10795-402: The late Commencement, shall entitle the donor to name the College." The following year, the appeal was answered by College Treasurer Nicholas Brown Jr. In a letter dated September 6, 1804, Brown committed "a donation of Five Thousand Dollars to Rhode Island College, to remain in perpetuity as a fund for the establishment of a Professorship of Oratory and Belles Letters." In recognition of the gift,

10922-421: The library's collection was founded on that of John Carter Brown , son of Nicholas Brown Jr. The Brown family was involved in various business ventures in Rhode Island, and accrued wealth both directly and indirectly from the transatlantic slave trade . The family was divided on the issue of slavery. John Brown had defended slavery, while Moses and Nicholas Brown Jr. were fervent abolitionists . In 2003, under

11049-469: The main cast as "dream sequences". The supporting cast included cameos from several actors with Broadway roots, including Daphne Rubin-Vega , Joanna Gleason , and Annaleigh Ashford . As in the TV series, fashion played a significant role in plot and production of the film. Over 300 ensembles were used over the course of the entire film. Patricia Field , who created costume designs for the series, also undertook

11176-652: The most expensive printed book in the world. Other holdings include a Shakespeare First Folio and the world's largest collection of 16th-century Mexican texts. The exhibition galleries of the Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology, Brown's teaching museum, are located in Manning Hall on the campus's main green. Its one million artifacts, available for research and educational purposes, are located at its Collections Research Center in Bristol, Rhode Island . The museum's goal

11303-696: The mother church of their denomination . At the time, the Baptists were unrepresented among the colonial colleges; the Congregationalists had Harvard University and Yale University, the Presbyterians had the College of New Jersey, which later became Princeton University , and the Episcopalians had the College of William & Mary and King's College, which later became Columbia University . The local University of Pennsylvania in their native Philadelphia

11430-399: The movie that she's lived in Manhattan for 20 years (although she states at age 35 that she had been living there for a decade). In season 4, Carrie tells a photographer that she was so poor when she first moved to New York that she would purchase Vogue instead of dinner. It is known that her father left her and her mother when she was five, although no siblings are mentioned. A TV series

11557-507: The new design. For And Just Like That , a new apartment interior set was built at Steiner Studios in Brooklyn. Production designer Miguel López-Castillo worked with Parker to design the interior, which featured blue pastel walls and blue carnation wallpaper, and includes furniture pieces from the original series kept in storage by Parker. "Mr. Big" or "Big", portrayed by Chris Noth , is the main love interest in Carrie Bradshaw's life throughout

11684-421: The one.". In the film Sex and the City , Carrie and Mr. Big initially plan a simple wedding, but after being gifted an expensive Vivenne Westwood wedding dress from her Vogue modeling shoot, the event becomes much larger. Overwhelmed by the attention of the wedding day, Big panics, ultimately leaving without attending the ceremony. The two eventually make amends and have a private wedding at City Hall, showing

11811-558: The order of the tracks does not correspond directly to the order that the score is heard in the film, the score soundtrack contains almost every single piece of score that is present in the film. The film's international premiere took place on May 12, 2008, at Odeon West End in London's Leicester Square to an audience of 1700. It was next premiered at Sony Center at Potsdamer Platz in Berlin on May 15. The film had its New York City premiere at Radio City Music Hall on May 27, 2008. The film

11938-846: The pain of being jilted at the altar. Upon returning to New York City, Carrie hires a young woman, Louise, as her assistant. Louise helps Carrie "rejoin the world" and overcome her broken heart. She ultimately rekindles her relationship with her ex-boyfriend and moves home to St. Louis to marry him. Charlotte learns that she is pregnant, despite years of fertility problems, and is overjoyed. Miranda confesses to Carrie what she said to Big, and Carrie accuses her of ruining her marriage. Days later, Miranda visits Carrie and asks for forgiveness. Carrie relents and suggests that she consider forgiving Steve. Miranda attends couples counseling with Steve, wherein they address their trust issues and reconcile. In L.A., Samantha struggles with her lust for her sexually voracious neighbor, Dante, while Smith works long hours shooting

12065-595: The photos and gifts Carrie the dress for her wedding. As a result of the extravagant dress, Carrie begins to expand the size and grandiosity of the wedding, which begins to give the twice-divorced Big anxiety. Meanwhile, Miranda and Steve's sex life has become stagnant as a result of pressures from work and family life. They have not had sex for months, and eventually Steve confesses to having cheated on her. A heartbroken Miranda leaves him. At Carrie and Big's rehearsal dinner, Steve tries to reconcile with Miranda, who remains upset and tells Big that marriage ruins everything. On

12192-445: The purchase of a large penthouse apartment on Fifth Avenue with him. After Big stands her up at their wedding, Carrie buys back the apartment, moves back into it and gives it an extensive renovation. In Sex and the City 2 , following her marriage to Big, Carrie has moved into a larger apartment on Fifth Avenue with him but still owns the apartment and periodically uses it as a workspace. In And Just Like That , Carrie still owns

12319-491: The relationship rise after Carrie criticizes a minor detail in Berger's novel, leading to arguments between the two. He ends up breaking up with Carrie via a Post-it note which reads, "I'm sorry, I can't. Don't hate me." After this hasty departure, Berger is referenced in only one more episode—after Carrie runs into his friends at a bar, she regrets leaving Berger an angry message (through his friends), stating that his break-up method

12446-449: The relationship, but problems arise when she discovers that he already has a daughter in her twenties, and he doesn't want any more children. He asks Carrie to leave her job and life in New York and move with him to Paris, where he has a museum show. After some degree of convincing, she accepts, giving up her job, her apartment, and her friends. But she finds herself to be lonely, disappointed, and neglected as he prioritizes his work. After

12573-560: The repository of the university's archives, rare books and manuscripts, and special collections. Noteworthy among the latter are the Anne S. K. Brown Military Collection (described as "the foremost American collection of material devoted to the history and iconography of soldiers and soldiering"), the Harris Collection of American Poetry and Plays (described as "the largest and most comprehensive collection of its kind in any research library"),

12700-662: The same time." Carrie's wardrobe in S ex and the City appears to be unaffordable for a writer on a moderate income, especially before she receives a book deal in Season Five. Her shopping addiction, particularly to expensive shoes, leads to maxed out credit cards, poor savings, and a bad credit rating. Carrie is known for her addiction to shoes, calling it her "substance abuse problem" in the episode "Power of Female Sex" in Season One. Notable moments are Carrie being mugged and losing her Fendi Baguette clutch and Manolo Blahnik sandals,

12827-411: The series being picked up by HBO it was redesigned and the second episode, "Models and Mortals", introduces the layout seen throughout the rest of the series. Carrie's apartment is mentioned as being rent controlled and costing her $ 750 a month. In the fourth season, the apartment building becomes a co-op , requiring her to either purchase it or move out. Carrie's boyfriend Aiden Shaw purchases it and

12954-400: The series, Carrie is a hopeless romantic, firmly refusing to settle for anything less than true love, even though she doubts her suitability for marriage and starting a family. Little is mentioned about Carrie's life before the series. Carrie arrived in Manhattan on Wednesday, June 11, 1986 when she was approximately 21, given her age that is mentioned at other points in the series. She says in

13081-518: The show's run and in the years immediately thereafter. In 2004, Carrie Bradshaw was listed as number 11 on Bravo 's 100 Greatest TV Characters . In 2009 The Guardian named Bradshaw as an icon of the decade, stating that "Carrie Bradshaw did as much to shift the culture around certain women's issues as real-life female groundbreakers." In 2010, Carrie Bradshaw was listed as the 2nd in TV Guide's list "25 Greatest TV Characters of All-Time". AOL ranked her

13208-737: The site of the First Baptist Church in Warren, Rhode Island . Manning was sworn in as the college's first president in 1765 and remained in the role until 1791. In 1766, the college authorized the Reverend Morgan Edwards to travel to Europe to "solicit Benefactions for this Institution". During his year-and-a-half stay in the British Isles , Edwards secured funding from benefactors including Thomas Penn and Benjamin Franklin . In 1770,

13335-464: The sociopathic psychic vampire who leaves her boyfriends as husks of their former selves and bullies her girlfriends for unconditional (financial!) support, all while refusing to let them have even one moment in the sun." Sex and the City (film) Sex and the City (advertised as Sex and the City: The Movie ) is a 2008 American romantic comedy film written and directed by Michael Patrick King in his feature film directorial debut . It

13462-545: The student body to press for the reforms, organizing discussions and protests. In 1968, university president Ray Heffner established a Special Committee on Curricular Philosophy. Composed of administrators, the committee was tasked with developing specific reforms and producing recommendations. A report, produced by the committee, was presented to the faculty, which voted the New Curriculum into existence on May 7, 1969. Its key features included: The Modes of Thought course

13589-417: The television series Sex and the City . Introduced in the first episode, he is portrayed as a wealthy man who runs into Carrie on the street.Their relationship runs the length of the series and he serves as a recurring source of joy and stress for Carrie. Mr. Big's name is never mentioned until the last episode of the final season, where it is revealed to be John via Carrie's cell phone caller ID. His full name

13716-486: The television series) as a semi-autobiographical character for her column "Sex and the City" in The New York Observer so her parents would not be aware that they were reading about her sex life. Carrie was introduced as Bushnell's friend, "a journalist in her mid-30’s", and was conceived around the lifestyle of "balancing small paychecks with access to glamour and wealth". Bushnell's columns were later compiled into

13843-401: The tenure of President Ruth Simmons , the university established a steering committee to investigate these ties of the university to slavery and recommend a strategy to address them. With British vessels patrolling Narragansett Bay in the fall of 1776, the college library was moved out of Providence for safekeeping. During the subsequent American Revolutionary War , Brown's University Hall

13970-512: The third season, which was used for the remainder of the series due to its ornate staircase. The exterior, sometimes called the "Bradshaw brownstone", is a popular tourist destination in the West Village , which has led to residents complaining about frequent visitors. Owners have hung chains from the stairs to prevent people from posing for photos on the stairs and requested the address be blurred on Google Maps . The interior of Carrie's apartment

14097-574: The university should address this legacy. Brown has since completed a number of these recommendations including the establishment of its Center for the Study of Slavery and Justice, the construction of its Slavery Memorial , and the funding of a $ 10 million permanent endowment for Providence Public Schools . The Slavery and Justice report marked the first major effort by an American university to address its ties to slavery and prompted other institutions to undertake similar processes. Brown's coat of arms

14224-795: The university. The university comprises the College , the Graduate School , Alpert Medical School , the School of Engineering , the School of Public Health and the School of Professional Studies. Its international programs are organized through the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs , and it is academically affiliated with the Marine Biological Laboratory and the Rhode Island School of Design , which offers undergraduate and graduate dual degree programs . Brown's main campus

14351-404: The wedding day, Big's doubts get the better of him and he calls Carrie to tell him he cannot go forward with the wedding. Carrie, devastated, flees the venue. Big realizes that he has made a mistake and catches up with Carrie, but she furiously attacks him with the bouquet in the middle of the street. The girls accompany Carrie on her Mexican honeymoon, where they de-stress and help Carrie overcome

14478-405: Was a commercial success. Opening in 3,285 theaters, the film made $ 26.93 million in the US and Canada on its first day. The three-day opening weekend total was $ 57,038,404, aggregating $ 17,363 per theater. The film recorded the biggest opening ever for an R-rated comedy and for a romantic comedy, surpassing both American Pie 2 and Hitch , and also for a film starring all women. This was also

14605-487: Was a set built at Silvercup Studios in Queens, and was designed by Sex and the City' s production designer Jeremy Conway. It prominently featured mint green walls and wood mid-century modern furniture, most of which were found at flea markets around New York City. In the first film, the apartment receives a major renovation which featured white and metallic furniture and blue walls. Sarah Jessica Parker later stated she disliked

14732-543: Was announced in December 2016, but in September 2017, Sarah Jessica Parker confirmed that it was not going to happen. The third movie was later replaced by the 2021 series And Just Like That... , with Cattrall not returning. Brown University Brown University is a private Ivy League research university in Providence, Rhode Island , United States. It is the seventh-oldest institution of higher education in

14859-465: Was available for purchase in the United Kingdom on November 29, 2010. The film stars Sarah Jessica Parker , Kim Cattrall , Kristin Davis , Cynthia Nixon , and Chris Noth , who reprised their roles from the previous film and television series. It also features cameos from Liza Minnelli , Miley Cyrus , Tim Gunn , Ron White , Omid Djalili , and Penélope Cruz , as well as Broadway actors Norm Lewis , Kelli O'Hara , and Ryan Silverman. A third film

14986-629: Was constructed from 1903 to 1907 by the politician, Civil War veteran, and book collector General Rush Hawkins , as a mausoleum for his wife, Annmary Brown, a member of the Brown family. In addition to its crypt—the final repository for Brown and Hawkins—the Memorial includes works of art from Hawkins's private collection, including paintings by Angelica Kauffman , Peter Paul Rubens , Gilbert Stuart , Giovanni Battista Tiepolo , Benjamin West , and Eastman Johnson , among others. His collection of over 450 incunabula

15113-422: Was created in 1834. The prior year, president Francis Wayland had commissioned a committee to update the school's original seal to match the name the university had adopted in 1804. Central in the coat of arms is a white escutcheon divided into four sectors by a red cross. Within each sector of the coat of arms lies an open book. Above the shield is a crest consisting of the upper half of a sun in splendor among

15240-546: Was discontinued early on, but the other elements remain in place. In 2006, the reintroduction of plus/minus grading was proposed in response to concerns regarding grade inflation. The idea was rejected by the College Curriculum Council after canvassing alumni, faculty, and students, including the original authors of the Magaziner-Maxwell Report. In 2003, then-university president Ruth Simmons launched

15367-471: Was founded by Benjamin Franklin without direct association with any particular denomination. Isaac Backus, a historian of the New England Baptists and an inaugural trustee of Brown, wrote of the October 1762 resolution taken at Philadelphia: The Philadelphia Association obtained such an acquaintance with our affairs, as to bring them to an apprehension that it was practicable and expedient to erect

15494-411: Was happy with the return of "The 'Oh, my God, they did not just do that!' moments, the nudity , the swearing , the unabashed love of human frailty and downright wackiness". The Chicago Tribune ' s Jessica Reeves described it as "Witty, effervescent and unexpectedly thoughtful." Michael Rechtshaffen at The Hollywood Reporter praised the performances of the four leading ladies and said the film kept

15621-471: Was made after the production of Sex and the City , called The Carrie Diaries which featured Carrie's life as a teenager prior to her life in Sex and the City . It focused mainly on Carrie who lived with her father and younger sister, Dorrit. Candace Bushnell, author of Sex and the City , recently released her new book, Summer and the City: A Carrie Diaries Novel as part of her young adult series that follows

15748-572: Was released May 27, 2008, by New Line Records . The soundtrack includes new songs by Fergie and Jennifer Hudson (who plays Carrie's assistant in the film). The film's soundtrack debuted at number two on the Billboard 200 , the highest debut for a multi-artist theatrical film soundtrack since 2005's Get Rich or Die Tryin' , and debuting at number six on the UK Albums Chart , selling to date more than 55,000 copies. A second soundtrack, Sex and

15875-525: Was relocated to the John Hay Library in 1990. Today the Memorial is home to Brown's Medieval Studies and Renaissance Studies programs. The Walk, a landscaped pedestrian corridor, connects the Pembroke Campus to the main campus. It runs parallel to Thayer Street and serves as a primary axis of campus, extending from Ruth Simmons Quadrangle at its southern terminus to the Meeting Street entrance to

16002-427: Was rude and pathetic. Berger is particularly notable for uttering the line, "He's just not that into you," as a response to Miranda's wondering why a recent date has not called her. The line inspired a book and later a film by Sex and the City writers. In Season Six, Carrie meets and begins a relationship with Aleksandr Petrovsky ( Mikhail Baryshnikov ), a rich, successful, and older Russian artist. Carrie enjoys

16129-619: Was used to house French and other revolutionary troops led by General George Washington and the Comte de Rochambeau as they waited to commence the march of 1781 that led to the Siege of Yorktown and the Battle of the Chesapeake . This has been celebrated as marking the defeat of the British and the end of the war. The building functioned as barracks and hospital from December 10, 1776, to April 20, 1780, and as

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