Alyssa Milano hasn't been in touch with Danny Pintauro since Who's the Boss? ended like Judith Light and Tony Danza, so his appearance on Where Are They Now? was her first knowledge that Danny had HIV. So when she guest hosted The Talk, she was visibly broken up. "I hate that it took him so long to feel comfortable, but I’m so glad that he is able to express himself now, and I guarantee you he will change so many lives. I’m so grateful that this disease is now being discussed again because it feels like there was such a long time that it wasn’t, and he is a beacon of light, and he will be. I’m proud.”

People have long thought that masturbation was dirty because it didn't have a chance to produce an offspring, but scientists studying marine iguanas may have discovered that is has an evolutionary reason. Since a dominant male has a harem in the iguanas, young males looking to mate would rub their genitals on a rock to get aroused so that they could steal a mating session with the females and get off before the dominant male became aware and drove them off. So edging, at least, has an evolutionary purpose. But once again the female of the species is left without a chance to reach climax.

In a sneaky move, legislators in North Carolina have attached a failed bill that would bar local jurisdictions from passing non-discrimination ordinances that include sexual orientation and gender identity to a larger bill. If passed, which seems likely, it would voice those local laws in at least eight jurisdictions. Aren't Republicans supposed to prefer to defer to local government on things?

It's not often that I'm praising the Honor Code at Brigham Young University, which bars sex and being gay and all sorts of things, but I can support the fact that they're banning the man bun. The school is calling it an "extreme hair style" that would be banned under existing rules.

Whoopi Goldberg vehemently disagreed with Matt Damon's attributed statements that gay actors should stay in the closet, mostly based on the fact that it demeans their skills as an actor. “I played a gay woman, in Color Purple, a man in The Associate

Sabrina Hout, the deputy mayor in Marseille, has been sentenced to a five month suspended sentence for refusing to marry a lesbian couple. Hout is Muslim, and cited her religious belief in trial, but at the time faked an illness and delegated to a councillor that wasn't authorized to perform the marriage. The major takeaway from the trial is this: “It is imperative that no citizen, irrespective of age, handicap, race, political opinion and, indeed, sexuality, has reason to doubt the neutrality of … elected officials."

Finally, an Irish LGBT group is going to be allowed to march under their own banner in the New York City St. Patrick's Day Parade. The Lavender and Green Alliance will be marching this spring, and I can't wait for Bill Donahue's reaction to this, and Cardinal Dolan. I wonder if I'll get another email from The Catholic League. I emailed them to ask for a statement.

As an American, I only understand The Great British Bake Off via GIFs on Tumblr, but it seems to have become a beloved institution. Tamal Ray seems to be a favorite, and there have been some top and bottom jokes made for him in the past, but in an interview with Radio Times, he was asked if he was after a girlfriend. “I wouldn’t have a girlfriend. I would have a boyfriend, but I’m single at the moment. Although yes, I have had a few offers on Twitter!”

Microsoft says that it's making an update to Windows 10 privacy settings that will change the reporting of the browser history, which was found to put kids in danger of being outed to their parents with weekly reports of their internet history. “Listening to your feedback has been the foundation of Windows 10, and feedback on privacy is no exception. As an example of direct response to feedback we’ve received, all Windows 10 customers will receive an upcoming update to family features, with default settings designed to be more appropriate for teenagers, compared to younger children. Additionally, we’re working on ways to further enhance the notifications that kids and parents get about activity reporting in Windows.”

Helen Mirren has never been shy about getting naked onscreen, but she says that those days are behind her now. "You don't have to do that sort of thing anymore...[Now] my pleasure pillows are purely for my husband."

The winners of the no strings, $625,000 MacArthur Genius Grants have been announced, and composer/writer Lin-Manuel Miranda is one of the recipients based on his smash hit Hamilton.

Forbes has just released it's latest billionaires list, and says it took more time looking at the net worth of Donald Trump than they have of any billionaire in their history, and determined that he's worth less than half the $10 billion he claims. Basically, they say his assets are worth about $4.5 billion, which is nothing to sneeze at, but that the rest of his valuation is what he calls the Trump brand, which they say is realized in his assets already, and certainly not worth $5 billion, with experts saying it's worth between $125 million and $1.1 billion at most. So if he can't even balance his own checkbook, can we trust him with the nation's budget?

The gag reel for Avengers: Age of Ultron looks pretty staged to me, like they realized they didn't have enough funny stuff so they told the cast to be silly. But there is a lot of faux kissing. Banner and Tony. And definitely Thor and Vision, who really went for it, including the dip.

While being First Lady obviously has some perks, there are some simple things that Michelle Obama is looking forward to when her husband leaves office, like shopping at Target, or driving herself. Or even opening a window, which is a treat that makes her smile like a child.

Con Man will be premiering exclusively on Vimeo starring Alan Tudyk as a former sci-fi star who spends too much time at conventions and hates it. You have Felicia Day and Nathan Fillion, who you would expect, but I was amused to find Leslie Jordan making an appearance.