Maja Tingchaleun

Associate Arts & Entertainment Editor (Volume 49) — Maja Ting is in her second year at UTM, completing a Specialist degree in Forensic Biology. Her favourite pastimes include reading, listening to music, watching movies, museum hopping, waiting for public transit, and referring to herself in the third person. You can connect with her through her bookstagram or personal Instagram.

Arts

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.

Maja Tingchaleun April 3, 2023April 3, 2023

Trigger warning: This article mentions anxiety, depression, and suicide. Nesa Huda is a filmmaker, writer, director, and University of Toronto…

Arts

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.

Maja Tingchaleun February 13, 2023May 22, 2023

Discourse on art generated by artificial intelligence (AI) versus human-made art has been making its rounds on social media platforms…

Between the Lines

Books that changed my life in 2022

Maja Tingchaleun January 9, 2023June 1, 2023

Throughout 2022, I found myself amazed by the connections I was able to make between the books I read, the…

Arts

An entertaining commute with A More Beautiful Journey
The new app creates ties between Torontonian commuters, artists, and the city they share.

Maja Tingchaleun October 3, 2022January 25, 2023

A More Beautiful Journey (AMBJ) was released in celebration of the Toronto Transit Commission’s (TTC’s) 100th anniversary. As a long-time…

Opinion

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.

Maja Tingchaleun September 26, 2022January 25, 2023

When Queen Elizabeth II passed on September 8, 2022, my social media feeds were flooded with pictures and quotes, filled…

Between the Lines

Hopes and griefs in The Joy Luck Club

Maja Tingchaleun September 12, 2022June 1, 2023

The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan follows the stories of four women who meet after church every week to…

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