I am sad to announce that legendary fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent passed away in Paris on Sunday at the age of 71. He is best known for redesigning “men’s clothes” for women through creations such as his infamous tux of 1966 and trademark elegant pantsuit. As one commentator put it, “Chanel gave women freedom” in the first half of the 20th century, and Saint Laurent “gave them power”.

In Other News,

Hilary Clinton emerged triumphant from Sunday’s primary in Puerto Rico yet it is doubtful that this will be enough to stop her downhill spiral. On Tuesday, the remaining 31 delegates will be decided as voters in Montana and South Dakota go to the polls for the Democratic Party’s final two primaries. Obama is approximately 50 delegates away from the 2,118 needed to secure the party’s nomination.

A massive fire raged through Universal Studios in Los Angeles for nearly 10 hours on Sunday. The fire damaged a sound stage, movie sets, and attractions including a famous alley from “The Sting” and a set from “Back to the Future”. The cause of the fire is still unknown.

International Wrap-up:

Election day violence in Macedonia left one dead and nine wounded.

Twenty Russian gay rights activists held a protest in Moscow today in spite of city officials continued refusal to allow parades or demonstrations. Moscow Mayor Yuri Luzhkov has in the past called homosexuality “santanic”. Russia decriminalized homosexuality in 1993.

South Africa has said it will set up seven camps throughout the country to receive the 70,000 migrant workers displaced by the past weeks’ violent rampages. Aid agencies protest that the South African government lacks the expertise necessary for such an endeavor. According to officials, 56 people have been killed and over 650 injured.

Meanwhile in Zimbabwe, tensions are mounting leading up to the June 27th presidential run-off between incumbent dictator Robert Mugabe and Morgan Tsvangirai. On Saturday, the BBC reported that Major General Martin Chedondo told troops that they must leave the army unless they plan to vote for Mugabe. Such admonishment echoes the stance of Zimbabwe’s Generals who have vowed never to support a Tsvangirai government.

And Now For Something Complete Different…

I’m sure by now you’ve heard all about Japan’s coffin-like businessman hotel rooms, sandwiched subways, and traffic nightmares… but what about phantom closet dwellers? According to Reuters, on Friday a 57-year old man in Japan found a 58-year old woman living in his closet. Seriously. Apparently the man had become suspicious when food kept disappearing from his kitchen and decided to set up a hidden camera. He sent the images to the local police who found the woman hiding in a closet along with a mattress and several plastic drinking bottles.