Good morning, Columbia; or is it? While we dreamt the night away, the world descended ever further into the throes of chaos! See for yourself:

Hulu may begin charging for content in 2010, apparently because we haven’t been showing it enough love. (Huffington Post)

Mumps outbreaks in Brooklyn and New Jersey are linked to a common source: a bunch of crazy kids. (CBS)

According to Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, most graduate teaching schools are… well, just plain bad. (Spec)

Charmin offers $10,000 to anyone juvenile enough to staff and blog about their annual holiday bathrooms in Times Square. (NY Post)

Another $20 million is needed to get the new World Trade Center up and running. (NY Daily News)

And the MTA is taking a hint from the British in its attempt to update NYC’s public transportation system. Cross-cultural wackiness ensues. (NY Times)