🏛️ Israel’s judicial changes

Good morning! It’s Tuesday, August 1 — people are talking about Israel’s judicial system changes, the trend of women wearing boxer shorts, and more.

As always, we’ve summarized and organized the different shades of perspective, so you can see the big picture quickly.

🏛️ In the news: Israel’s judicial changes

The Israeli government approved the first of the suggested reforms to the country's judicial system. There are different takes on what it means for the future of Israel.

🏛️ The Guardian: The Israeli government’s vote overturned a clause that allowed the Supreme Court to overrule decisions made by the government.

🏛️ The Atlantic Council's take: This is bad for Israelis. It undermines checks and balances that protect democracy, and increases political uncertainty.

🏛️ The Biden administration isn't a fan, either — calling for Israel to get a broader consensus before making sweeping changes to its democracy.

🏛️ The WSJ Editorial Board had a different take: Overturning the clause is not a big deal, because it didn’t do much in practice. And Biden should stay out of it!

🏛️ The Jerusalem Post says like it or not, this is democracy in action. If Israelis are frustrated, they should use their rights to free speech and demonstration.

🩳 Cultural trend: Women wearing boxers

Boxer shorts are summer 2023’s bottoms of choice for fashionistas, both on and off the runway. Why have they become so popular?

🩳 The Guardian: Fashion-forward women are wearing boxers this summer. Boxer shorts are popping up on catwalks and off-duty outfits alike.

🩳 Plus, the underwear-turned-outerwear look has been the center of many TikTok styling vids, like this one.

🩳 Vogue says boxer shorts are great because they're hot weather friendly. They’re light and airy, perfect for this summer’s sweltering heat.

🩳 Harper’s Bazaar thinks they're an extension of the no-pants fashion trend we saw earlier in 2023.

🩳 And Refinery29 says the trend is happening because boxer shorts are so versatile — you can wear them to work, running errands, at a festival, and more.

Quick hits from today & yesterday

❌ San Francisco took down a giant blinking "X" sign above X’s (aka Twitter’s) headquarters after receiving complaints from neighbors. (WaPo)

🏹 A Republican House panel interviewed Hunter Biden's business associate, Devon Archer — investigating Hunter's previous business in Ukraine. (Reuters)

🐘 In a NYT / Siena College poll, Trump won the support of 54% of likely GOP primary voters. DeSantis won 17%. (NY Post)

⚫ Euphoria actor Angus Cloud died at age 25 at his family home in Oakland. His cause of death is unknown. (NYT)

That’s it for today! Reply at [email protected] with your takes, topic suggestions, or anything at all. Here at Shades we’re trying something new – quick summaries from different points of view. We’d love to hear what you think.