Word: portia
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...audience play the part of the Roman citizens. The production is highlighted by some solid acting. Thomas Derrah, a dramatic arts lecturer at Harvard, nails the confident and fearless Caesar, who is devastated when betrayed by his close friend Brutus. Sara Kathryn Bakker shines brightly with a convincing Portia, blending the character’s tender devotion with her strong will as she attempts to get Brutus to let her into his thoughts. But the difficult-to-master complexity of Brutus is not quite reached in Jim True-Frost’s performance. Though the performances are solid, however...
...host. To straight women--who are socialized to be more intimate with one another anyway--she's a kindred spirit and funny pal, without the complicating factor of sexual competition. To straight men--if they think about her--she's a sharp comic with a hot girlfriend (actress Portia de Rossi). What guy has a problem with that scenario...
...Portia K. Botchway ’10, the website has been a breath of fresh...
...There are some signs that Jamaica may soften its approach. Jamaica's ruling party last month elected the nation's first female Prime Minister, Portia Simpson Miller, a progressive who gay-rights supporters hope will eventually move to decriminalize homosexuality. She hasn't yet said that, but Jamaica's beleaguered gays say they at least have reason now to hope their government will change its tune before their reggae stars ever...
...FRIENDS? Yes. That morning I crashed her show. Then she was giving a party for Portia [de Rossi], her significant other, and they invited me to come over to the Roosevelt [Hotel]. Prince was there. Queen Latifah was there. It was really, really such a beautiful group of people. We danced, and we hugged. It was just beautiful...