Bold, beautiful and years before its time 'My Summer of Love' will be a film that the majority of readers won't be familiar with. It's a low-budget British film from 2004 which never had a major cinema release and was released years before Emily Blunt was famous. This is, in fact, the first movie she ever appeared in, at the age of 19.
'My Summer of Love' is a lesbian twist on the classic tale of a rich person and a poor person meeting and falling in love, then fighting to overcome the social barriers that exist between them. It's a movie that feels frank and honest, which treats the lesbian relationship between its main characters as incidental to the main plot rather than central. They're two people in love who just happen to be gay. The gay magazine Autostraddle considers this to be 19th in the top 100 lesbian movies of all time.
Over the years, weve seen so many food trends come and go, such as ramen burgers, matcha, and spiked ice-cream. Nowadays, were seeing another trend making waves in the food industry. How many times today have you seen an Instagram photo of a scoop of black ice cream, or a cup of black yogurt, or hamburgers with black buns? Indeed, the charcoal trend has taken the world by storm.
So, what gives your latte that deep black shade? Activated charcoal, or coconut ash, is produced by heating coconut shells to insanely high temperatures until theyre burnt to a crisp. The ashes are then increased in size by steaming at high temperatures. Through this process, the ashes become a strong detoxifier, mostly because they become extra absorbent. This product may be purchased in pill form, and promises to alleviate hangovers, minimize the effects of food poisoning, and fight the visible signs of aging.
Activated charcoal is said to boost ones energy as a result of decreasing toxins in the body. However, no evidence proves that detoxifying can lead to increased energy. Also, while it can help cure a hangover, it doesnt necessarily remove alcohol from your blood. It is also said to aid in debloating your stomach because it cleanses your colon but again, this all anecdotal and isnt supported by scientific evidence as of yet. All we can say for sure is that it is a proven detoxifier.