One Night Only is an R-rated dystopian sci-fi sex comedy rom-com. But then, what movie isn’t an R-rated dystopian sci-fi sex comedy rom-com, really? It is directed by Will Gluck (who also directed Anyone but You and Easy A and other things). It has grossed $7.4 million over its first six days in theaters, and it’s in danger of becoming a box office bomb.

And: “Two People Exchanging Saliva (Deux personnes échangeant de la salive)” is a black-and-white French-language absurdist comedy-drama short film written and directed by Alexandre Singh and Natalia Mistreata. It won this year’s Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film.

And finally: The Atlantic says there’s an “eroticism shortage.” And that feels right. Right? And so what’s that all about?

GUESTS:
RS Benedict: A writer and bureaucrat whose fiction and non-fiction has been published in the New Haven Review, Fangoria, Current Affairs, and a bunch of other places
Irene Papoulis: Taught writing for a long time at Trinity College
Lindsay Lee Wallace: A writer and journalist whose latest work includes the cover stories for the four most recent issues of Bat Conservation International’s Bats magazine

One Night Only&nbsp;is an R-rated dystopian sci-fi sex comedy rom-com. But then, what movie isn&rsquo;t an R-rated dystopian sci-fi sex comedy rom-com, really? It is directed by Will Gluck (who also directed&nbsp;Anyone but You&nbsp;and&nbsp;Easy A&nbsp;and other things). It has grossed $7.4 million over its first six days in theaters, and it&rsquo;s in danger of becoming a box office bomb.
And: &ldquo;Two People Exchanging Saliva (Deux personnes &eacute;changeant de la salive)&rdquo; is a black-and-white French-language absurdist comedy-drama short film written and directed by Alexandre Singh and Natalia Mistreata. It won this year&rsquo;s Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film.
And finally:&nbsp;The Atlantic&nbsp;says there&rsquo;s an &ldquo;<a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/family/2026/07/eroticism-esther-perel-the-invite/687872/">eroticism shortage</a>.&rdquo; And that feels right. Right? And so what&rsquo;s that all about?
GUESTS:
<ul>
<li>RS Benedict:&nbsp;A writer and bureaucrat whose fiction and non-fiction has been published in the&nbsp;New Haven Review,&nbsp;Fangoria,&nbsp;Current Affairs, and a bunch of other places</li>
<li>Irene Papoulis:&nbsp;Taught writing for a long time at Trinity College</li>
<li>Lindsay Lee Wallace:&nbsp;A writer and journalist whose latest work includes the cover stories for the four most recent issues of Bat Conservation International&rsquo;s&nbsp;Bats&nbsp;magazine</li>
</ul>

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