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Extra! Extra! Who wants to see Mario Lopez working out at the Fontainebleau Hotel in Miami?

Karma Chameleon: If you haven't been following the saga of El Coyote Mexican restaurant in Los Angeles, then you need to go HERE. To make a long story short, its Prop 8-supporting Mormon owner, Marjorie Christoffersen, just can't seem to stop making things worse for herself. (CBS News even did a story on it, which somehow makes the issue more about same-sex-marriage supporters' decision to boycott the haters than about the haters, well, HATING.)

Fast Finish: Novak Djokovic needed just 1 hour, 42 minutes to crush Nikolay Davydenko 6-1, 7-5 in Sunday's season-ending Masters Cup final. And only seconds to rip his shirt off.

The Last Days of Playgirl: Is there a gay guy in America whose first "real" nudie magazine experience wasn't an elicit copy of Playgirl that their mother or sister got as a "gag" gift? Maybe that's why this story about its demise made me feel so strangely sad.

Dreams, Up in Smoke: Gay people weren't the only ones who received a hateful wake-up call the day after our nation elected its first black president.

Refugee: Pape Mbaye was a popular and successful entertainer in Senegal who was forced to flee the country after being outed as a homosexual. He will be interviewed live onstage about his harrowing story, followed by a lively performance of African drumming, singing and dance. This one-night-only event will take place Thanksgiving weekend, Friday, Nov. 28 at 7:30 p.m. at The Cutting Room (19 W. 24th St.). Tickets are $10, available at 212-352-3101 or www.SpinCycleNYC.com. (Read a New York Times story about him here HERE.)

Rather Revealing: Evidence seems to support Dan Rather’s assertion that CBS wanted its investigation into a segment about President Bush’s National Guard service to mollify critics.

RIP: Before Michael Phelps and Mark Spitz there was Alan Ford, who became the first swimmer to break 50 seconds for 100 yards, a barrier that some likened to the four-minute mile. At 5 feet 9 inches and a muscular 170 pounds, he was far smaller than Johnny Weissmuller, the champion he dethroned. Unlike Spitz and Phelps, he was built more like a bullet than a beanpole. Ford died Nov. 3 at age 84 in Sarasota, Fla. May he rest in peace.