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State of the Arts for December 17, 2004

State of the Arts for December 17, 2004
This week in State of the Arts, we'll talk about what makes a Blockbuster, what women want, what small towns can do to revive themselves and what novelist Jonathan Lethem has been up to.

Blockbuster
Tom Shone, author of "Blockbuster," on how the term went from being about movies that make a lot of money to a genre of film.

What Women Want
Minnesota writer Beverly Rollwagen's new book is a collection of small essays that try to answer Freud's question, "What do women want?"

Rural Minnesota—the new arts destination?
Annie Baxter reports on a how arts can give small town economies a boost.

Jonathan Lethem
Heather McElhatton reviews the short story collection from the author of "Motherless Brooklyn."



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