If The Day of Judgement Dawns Tomorrow
In 2022, at the start of my second year at the University of Toronto Mississauga, I took a 100-level philosophy…
Maja Tingchaleun
Copy Editor (Volume 50 & 51); Associate Arts & Entertainment Editor (Volume 49) — Maja is a fourth-year Forensic Biology Specialist student. She is excited to reprise her role as Copy Editor for Volume 51 of The Medium, having previously worked as Copy for Volume 50 and Associate Arts and Entertainment Editor for Volume 49. Her favourite punctuation mark is the em-dash. Her hobbies include reading books, reading about books, drinking matcha, and referring to herself in the third person. You can connect with her by emailing her at maja@themedium.ca.
MiWay is out to ruin my life
The hyper-specific inconveniences that MiWay sets out for its travellers make it seem like it’s targeting UTM’s commuter students.
I love studying at the University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM). I love my program, and I’m grateful to be surrounded…
Muslim representation in film—a conversation with Nesa Huda
As the writer and director of her short film Taboo, Huda uses film to tell the stories that many fail to hear.
Trigger warning: This article mentions anxiety, depression, and suicide. Nesa Huda is a filmmaker, writer, director, and University of Toronto…
Will human-made art be replaced with AI-generated art?
Current artists facing technological threats can look to art history for clues to understand the way forward.
Discourse on art generated by artificial intelligence (AI) versus human-made art has been making its rounds on social media platforms…
Books that changed my life in 2022
Throughout 2022, I found myself amazed by the connections I was able to make between the books I read, the…
An entertaining commute with A More Beautiful Journey
The new app creates ties between Torontonian commuters, artists, and the city they share.
A More Beautiful Journey (AMBJ) was released in celebration of the Toronto Transit Commission’s (TTC’s) 100th anniversary. As a long-time…
Queen Elizabeth II: Friend of Canada or friend of colonialism?
To forget the monarchy’s contributions to colonialism is equivalent to forgetting the massacre of thousands of Indigenous Peoples.
When Queen Elizabeth II passed on September 8, 2022, my social media feeds were flooded with pictures and quotes, filled…
Hopes and griefs in The Joy Luck Club
The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan follows the stories of four women who meet after church every week to…