Message From John Rabe: This week Off-Ramp brings you the Monks of St. Catherine's Cathedral in the Sinai. The monks visited the Getty to kick-off the "Holy Image, Hallowed Ground" exhibit. Also, the Clippers announcer Ralph Lawler, Rose Bowl flea market finds and turkey talk. Happy Thanksgiving, -John (and Queena)
Icons of Art
John Rabe visits the Getty for the remarkable new exhibit of thousand-year-old icons from the Sinai peninsula in Egypt.
Turkey Types
KPCC's Rachael Myrow visits the Los Angeles Times' test kitchen to see food writer Russ Parsons try five methods for cooking turkey.
Clippers Cap'n
Meet Ralph Lawler, the Clippers announcer, who's been calling games for the team since 1978.
Doing Penance
Marc Haefele on John Gregory Dunne's "True Confessions." He says it's the best novel about the soul and politics of modern Los Angeles.
The Lowdown on the Rose Bowl Flea Market...
Antique appraiser Peggy Caffey shows Queena Kim the unusual items that are showing up at the West Coast's largest flea market.
...and what one avid flea market shopper found
John talks to KPCC's web developer Chris Spurgeon about his Rose Bowl find: old glass slides of the original government presentation of the moon shot.
OCMA Biennial
John Rabe continues his conversations with artists at the 2006 Biennial at OCMA. This time, photographer Amir Zaki, who doesn't really like interviews.
PlayStation Mayhem
On the night before the release of the PlayStation 3, John Rabe hangs out with PlayStation fans who are camping out at the Best Buy on Los Feliz Boulevard.
Shock Illustrated
Attacked in the 1950s for their lurid covers and subversive topics, EC Comics are back in sparkling new editions.
Call Sheet
The Call Sheet crew talks about "Tivo-ing" home videos.