Angelina Jolie-Weekend
FROM PERKS
1904. 1913. 1925. Those look like random numbers, sure, but they’re actually the years that some of these vintage watches were made. Watches that work just as well as they did back then. But unlike then, they’re attached to leather straps and we have penicillin.
TABLE FOR TWO
Your lunchtime angel says: “Go to the Little Beet Table. It’s a new NYC transplant with
healthy-leaning things like hamachi crudo and pumpkin soup.”
Your lunchtime devil says: “The Halal Guys opened a new location in the Loop. So,
gyros.”
You say: “Good thing lunch happens every day.”
EASY DOES IT
Things you should know about Joe Swanberg: 1) He swears by Revolution and Half Acre. 2) There’s a tiki bar in the basement of his home in Lincoln Square. 3) He’s the director behind the new, Chicago-based Netflix series, Easy, which premieres tomorrow. 4) All the stuff in this interview.
GAME ROOM
You were probably not aware that Chicago was the birthplace of pinball. Or that Columbia is hosting the first-ever exhibit dedicated to pinball, featuring old machines, documentary videos and preproduction sketches from iconic pinball designers. Or that the opening reception is Friday. But that’s okay. You just read this.
GLOW AND BEHOLD
That big international modern art thing, otherwise known as Expo, is coming to Chicago this weekend. And with it, this: a glow-in-the-dark dinner at the Virgin Hotel, complete with glowing cocktails and a custom splatter painting from visiting British artist Millie Brown. So that’ll be an interesting date night.
SAY AAHH
After a yearlong hiatus, Common’s Aahh! Fest returns to Union Park with a live DJ battle and performances from the likes of J. Cole, the Roots and Common himself. Just because you have to scream to pronounce the name of this thing doesn’t mean you shouldn’t go.
Sam Eichner likes literature, reality television and his twin cats equally. He has consistently been told he needs a shave since he started growing facial hair.
