Clippings: November 2024

Dec 1

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A comic based on trans news stories from the month of November 2024.

by Piper Bly

(A portrait of Noa-Lynn van Leuven, wearing glasses and a screen-printed athletic polo with long flowing hair, preparing to throw a dart.)

Dutch darts sensation Noa-Lynn van Leuven stepped up to the oche this month as the first out trans competitor to participate in the Grand Slam of Darts. An invitation-only tournament open only to high-ranking players and title winners, Noa-Lynn cli

Elliot Page and Dominic Savage's festival-darling "Close To You" hits Netflix worldwide this month, after a warm critical reception during its premiere at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival and winning the "Special Jury Citation For Perfor

(A portrait of Elliot Page, a trans man wearing a beanie and multiple heavy coats, as he appears in the movie "Close To You". He is sitting on the beach, with the sea flowing behind him, and is heavily backlit.)

(A still life of a Nikon DLSR, a spyglass representing Assigned Media, and a pencil.)

And finally, something to watch out for: next month, oral arguments for US Vs. Skrmetti will begin at the Supreme Court on December 4, 2024, and--for the first time in our publication's history--Assigned Media will have a team of reporters on the sc

Sources:

Article 1:

https://www.them.us/story/noa-lynn-van-leuven-michael-humphries-trans-darts-competition

https://www.the-independent.com/sport/grand-slam-of-darts-wolverhampton-leuven-pdc-gary-anderson-b2644647.html

https://dartsnews.com/pdc/i-dont-know-what-to-expect-from-the-crowd-noa-lynn-van-leuven-admits-uncertainty-ahead-of-ally-pally-debut

https://www.pdc.tv/news/2024/11/27/202425-paddy-power-world-darts-championship-schedule-play

Article 2:

https://www.washingtonblade.com/2024/11/16/close-to-you-movie-review/

https://variety.com/2023/film/festivals/elliot-page-close-to-you-toronto-film-festival-director-dominic-savage-1235717654/

https://sharpmagazine.com/2024/08/15/elliot-page-interview-close-to-you-2024/

Piper Bly is a professional illustrator and underground cartoonist. When she’s not busy plowing away at her drawing board, singing dirges in the moonlight, or wandering throughout the United States, she can often be found tending to her ivies, frying up some biscuits, spending unreasonable hours in the gym, or floating above the Mississippi River at midnight, waiting for the tide to wrap her in its loving embrace and take her away. Her whereabouts are currently undisclosed. You, however, can find her at piperbly.com.

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