Ditch the slippers. Forget the tie. It’s not too late to make Father’s Day great with Windy City offerings that’ll blow expected presents away.
City Cruises embarks on a Dad’s Day Brunch (June 15) which combines skyline views with tasty food while Untitled Supper Club provides a glamorous Prohibition-era setting with fine dining, craft cocktails, and a performance by vocalist Jas Noelle (June 14).
Hot off the press is “Chicago’s Fine Arts Building: Music, Magic, and Murder” (2025) available for purchase at Exile in Bookville (the store, not Liz Phair’s 1993 debut album). From the Great Depression to its recent revitalization, the landmark structure has served as a home for visual and performing artists as well as writers like Keir Graff who penned the book. This handsome hardcover from Trope Publishing includes interviews, photos, and a foreword by New York Times bestselling author Gillian Flynn. As part of the Fine Arts Building’s Second Fridays series, Graff will discuss the place with architecture influencer Ronnie Frey for Doorways of Chicago (June 13).
Chicago’s historic Music Box Theatre is currently showing Wes Anderson’s latest film The Phoenician Scheme (2025). The comic thriller follows the relationship between a European tycoon (Benicio del Toro) and his daughter (Mia Threapleton) who is a nun. The ensemble piece includes Michael Cera, Benedict Cumberbatch, and Charlotte Gainsbourg, along with Anderson regulars Scarlett Johansson, Willem Dafoe, and Evanston native Bill Murray.
Brit Pop pops who once enjoyed seeing a youthful Blur perform at Metro, the Riviera and the Vic Theatre in the 1990s may get a kick out of watching the now out-of-shape bandmates reunite in Blur: To the End (2024). The documentary, which is digitally available on June 27, doesn’t have a lot to say but the music is still good.
Back in 1985, costume designer Marilyn Vance was in Chicago working on the John Hughes flick Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (1986). While dressing lead Matthew Broderick, she picked up a cardigan from Marshall Field’s and transformed it into a one-of-a-kind sweater vest. Fast-forward 40 years and the signature garment from the Brat Pack classic is now being sold in an online auction via Sotheby’s New York.
“As we look back on Ferris Bueller’s unforgettable adventure 40 years later, the legacy of this iconic film—and the sweater vest that helped define Ferris’s style—remains as relevant as ever to fans and collectors around the world,” says art advisor Ralph DeLuca, Sotheby’s vice chairman of popular culture. “In the wise words of Ferris, ‘Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.’ Those words couldn’t be truer in this unprecedented opportunity to own the most iconic artifact from one of the most beloved comedies in American film history.”
The vest comes with a baseball ticket and screen-used baseball prop from the Chicago Cubs game against the Atlanta Braves at Wrigley Field (June 5, 1985) where Ferris catches a foul ball; a Save Ferris keychain; and a Ferrari Hot Wheels toy inspired by the 1961 Ferrari 250 GT California Spyder featured in the film. This unique package of movie memorabilia carries a pre-sale estimate of $300,000-600,000. Bidding is currently underway and ends on June 24.
When it comes to more practical purchases, Rebellious Magazine for Women has affordable clothing options for men. Our online store offers everything from polo shirts to camouflage trucker hats with tank tops, tie-dyed Ts and letterman jackets in between.