A roundup of the sad, weird and sugar-filled news in today’s Links.
- It was announced Monday evening that Oscar de la Renta, the Dominican-born fashion designer, has died. He was 82. His designs will be remembered as the pinnacle of American formalwear.
- Bill Clinton is coming to our divided state to stump for Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mary Burke.
- The Dodgeville mayor keeps getting involved with local police while intoxicated, yet he’s never been issued a citation. The puzzling story here.
- McDonald’s stock is down 30 percent as of today.Who’s receiving a share of the blame? Millennials. But the fast-food purveyor isn’t the only massive food corporation having a bad day. Sales of Coca-Cola are down 14 percent.
- One Pittsburgh woman is changing the way we think about maps, says Wired.
