It sucks, but we all knew it was coming. The MTA continues to ruin your life and has officially raised subway fares to $2.50/single ride. (City Room)

These are old computers.

Columbians know how to use the interwebz. Who knew? (The Eye)

If see more law enforcement agents on your subway commute today, don’t be alarmed. An Operation Railsafe surge will be held today. (Gothamist)

A cell phone saved a man from a speeding bullet in Harlem. Never underestimate the power of your cellular device. (Switched)

A Duke student’s “sex thesis” goes viral. Friends, let this be a lesson in internet safety! (Jezebel)

Photo via flickr/eurleif

Update: Columbia University has new Nobel Laureates! Liu Xiaobo, who won the Nobel Peace Prize today for his struggle for human rights in China, was a visiting fellow at Columbia in 1989 until he left to join the Tiananmen Square protests. Peruvian Mario Vargas Llosa, who won the Nobel Prize in Literature, was also a visiting professor at Columbia.