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This week, the panel begins with the question: is The Bear\u2019s second season even better than its first? Then, the trio discusses Jennifer Lawrence\u2019s new \u201csex\u201d comedy, No Hard Feelings. Finally, they examine an essay by Jonah Weiner of Blackbird Spyplane, \u201cIs Ssense hurting the cool-clothes eco-system?\u201d about the online clothing emporium that\u2019s growing like a weed.\xa0\n\nIn the exclusive Slate Plus segment, the panel dives into former New York Times film critic\u2014and current Book Review critic\u2014A.O. Scott\u2019s recent piece, \u201cEveryone Likes Reading. Why Are We So Afraid of It?\u201d\n\nEmail us at culturefest@slate.com.\xa0\n\nEndorsements:\n\nDana: Access and Engagement Curator at the Bront\xeb Parsonage Museum \u2014 The Bront\xeb Parsonage Museum in Haworth is hiring! Dana thinks someone out there must be perfect for this wonderful job: a part-time Access and Engagement curator at the former home of the Bront\xeb family and where Jane Eyre, Wuthering Heights, and The Tenant of Wildfell Hall were written. Applications close on Sunday, July 2nd.\xa0\n\nJulia: C\xe9dric Grolet on Instagram \u2014 The French pastry chef (who works as executive pastry chef at Le Meurice in Paris) posts beautifully shot baking videos to his Instagram and TikTok. In them, he demonstrates how to make fruity, complex pastries at a huge scale. The result is perfection.\xa0\n\nStephen: \u201cCancelled\u201d by Amia Srinivasan \u2014 Published by the London Review of Books, \u201cCancelled\u201d is philosopher Amia Srinivasan\u2019s exploration of the role of fee speech on campus. In it, she asks \u201cWho gets to speak?\u201d and details the ways academic freedom is currently being suppressed.\xa0\n\nOutro music: \u201cZero Gravity\u201d by ELFL\n\nPodcast production by Cameron Drews and Jared Downing. Production assistance by Kat Hong.\xa0\n\nIf you enjoy this show, please consider signing up for Slate Plus. Slate Plus members get an ad-free experience across the network and exclusive content on many shows. You\u2019ll also be supporting the work we do here on the Culture Gabfest. Sign up now at Slate.com/cultureplus to help support our work.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices