Ben Shapiro Wants a Feud With Bill Burr? Your Funeral, Pal

“The little fockin’ midget guy? What’s he gonna do? Crawl in my eah like fockin’ Ant-Man?”

Ben Shapiro has decided to get in a war of words with one of the most caustic comedians working today because Bill Burr had the audacity to suggest that insurance companies are pieces of sh*t — which they are — while also making it clear that he doesn’t condone murder. Apparently, that’s too “woke” for Ben. (Variety)

Will people embrace Another Simple Favor right away? (Lainey Gossip)

Meet Emily in Paris superfan Lenny Kravitz. (Celebitchy)

Unfortunately for us all, a lot of Trump voters do actually want this. (Wonkette)

From Kayleigh: Matt Baume’s latest excellent video essay delves into the controversial history of William Friedkin’s Cruising, the history of violence against the LGBTQ+ community, and why queer solidarity in the face of police ignorance and brutality is more important than ever. (YouTube)

Vecna has joined The Rings of Power. (Variety)

Zendaya has joined… Shrek 5? How the hell? (THR)

Kash Patel knows FBI agents aren’t Batman, right? They have guns and mostly do paperwork, you freaking nerd. (ABC News)

Kim Basinger doesn’t see “all of this need” for intimacy coordinators. Yikes. (IndieWire)

Ron DeSantis is not thrilled with Andrew Tate coming to Florida. (Jezebel)

I know the kids in Euphoria are going to be way older in Season 3, but not this old! No offense, Sharon. (A.V. Club)

Megyn Kelly is this close to getting it. (Mediaite)

“What are some of your favorites? What mystery genre most interests you?” Jomidi loves a good mystery, but she loves the genre and will happily read a bad one too. She wants to know, in this week’s comment diversion from Cannonball Read, how you feel about the mystery genre. Registered 2025 Cannonballers can join CBR’s mystery book discussion Zoom on March 1st  at 2 pm EST to discuss all things mystery. Not registered yet? It’s not too late, here is the registration form. (Cannonball Read 17)

Yes. Oh hell yes.