Don't laugh! The comics are second in readership behind the front page of the newspaper. This week on Off-Ramp, we talk about the not-so-funny pages, learn about LA's society registers, and hear Tim Hawkinson's organ, now installed at the Getty. And by the way, thanks so much for your contribution during KPCC's Spring Fund Drive! -- John Rabe
Saul Levine
Radio station owner Saul Levine says when he replaced classical with country, he found love.
Uberorgan
In a new push to become a player in the contemporary art scene, the Getty Museum is exhibiting artist Tim Hawkinson's Uberorgan for the first time on the West Coast.
Are you in the book?
Los Angeles Magazine's Laurie Pike tells us about Southern California's social registries.
Metergate Update
The LA Times's Steve Hymon gives an update on a citizen's fight for justice in dread parking court.
Good Food
How immigrant kids' food sense clashes with their parents'... a story from Youth Radio's Consuela Cisneros.
Klein v. Besson
Off-Ramp film critic Andy Klein risks burning at the stake for criticizing Luc Besson's The Messenger. He says the French auteur should stick to action flicks.
The Not-So-Funny Pages
Animation critic Charles Solomon and John Rabe mourn the state of the funny pages.
Mean Editor Teaches Block Journalism 101
Alex Ben Block tells a hard lesson he learned as a cub reporter at Forbes.
Father Daughter Art
Sonia and Frank Romero have their first show together. Adolfo Guzman Lopez reports.
Reporter's Roundtable
KPCC's Senior News Editor Nick Roman talks about the downtown loft tour.
Living in LA
Scottish actor and comedian Billy Connolly gives his take on LA.
Pronouncer
Listener calls to tell John how to speak Italian.