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Yumna Yousry
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
yumna.yousry@gmail.com
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A writer by nature and editor by training, Yumna is a fan of the written word and has a penchant for music, carbs and pop culture. Her skills include putting a positive spin on things, drinking tea and telling you which song that lyric is from. Yumna currently lives in Abu Dhabi and hopes to travel the world attending concerts and hunting the world's greatest french fry.

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For the Record: Here Is Your Summer Song Based on Your Horoscope

Yumna Yousry Jul 10, 2016

Summer begins either when you're at the beach or when your Instagram feed is full of people at the beach. Either way, you need a playlist. It's too early to crown this year's Song of the Summer, so here are the contenders, ordered by star sign: Capricorn https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kOkQ4T5WO9E Aquarius…

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For the Record: Cameron Crowe’s Roadies Premieres on…

Yumna Yousry Jul 3, 2016

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1WnLeNWBoMU Around this time last week you were probably watching Grand Hotel, UEFA matches or the Game of Thrones…

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For the Record: All About Garbage’s Strange Little…

Yumna Yousry Jun 26, 2016

To anyone who didn't grow up with grunge I ask: where did you put all of your teenage angst? Who helped you maneuver the optimism and anguish…

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For the Record: Ghostbusters Soundtrack’s First Offerings

Yumna Yousry Jun 12, 2016

With less than five weeks to go, the countdown is on for the release of the new and rebooted Ghostbusters movie. With its all-female team - Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon and Leslie Jones - the film has already attracted controversial opinions from hardcore fans of the original and misogynists with no imagination.…

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For the Record: Red Hot Chili Peppers Sizzle on New Singles

Yumna Yousry May 29, 2016

Red Hot Chili Peppers are back with two new singles from their upcoming album The Getaway. The first single "Dark Necessities" was released earlier this month,…

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For the Record: All About Radiohead’s ‘A Moon…

Yumna Yousry May 22, 2016

Radiohead released their ninth album A Moon Shaped Pool earlier this month and have just kicked off an international tour of the same name this weekend in…

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For the Record: 2 Chainz Comments on Muslim Stereotypes in Anti-Trump Clip

Yumna Yousry May 15, 2016

The U.S. presidential elections are heating up and musicians have started picking sides. As Donald Trump runs rampant with some pretty ridiculous rhetoric about Muslims in America and worldwide, we have an unlikely hero with 2 Chainz, who works on dispelling stereotypes in his new music video for "100 Joints". The black and white…

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For the Record: This Week, the Ladies Killed It

Yumna Yousry May 1, 2016

This week was musically great for women. Beyoncé released a multi-genre evocative visual masterpiece and shook the world once more. Azealia Banks took a break…

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For the Record: How to Mourn Prince

Yumna Yousry Apr 24, 2016

It’s true; we’ve lost yet another music icon. But before you shake your fist at 2016 or burst into tears while singing "When Doves Cry," you can instead try one…

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For the Record: Is this the New and Improved Meghan Trainor?

Yumna Yousry Apr 10, 2016

Meghan Trainor has been in the music scene long enough to have several hit singles and a widely recognized persona – she’s cute, she’s sassy and, unfortunately, she’s kind of sexist. It’s easy to poke holes in her controversial lyrics. Her original big hit “All About That Bass” was meant to be a declaration of body confidence, but…

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