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NEWSWORTHY: SEPTEMBER 2025

XOMD Fall in love with your skin—literally. Inspired by the radiant effects of oxytocin, the feel-good hormone released when we’re in love, XOMD Skin is the brainchild of renowned aesthetic experts Dr. Sabrina Fabi and Dr. Steven Dayan. Combining decades of clinical insight with cutting-edge research into the science of attraction, they developed the proprietary

FROM PRINTS TO PICTURE BOOKS, MURALS, AND MAHJONG

A former Lilly Pulitzer artist begins a new chapter with a children’s book and creative endeavors ranging from murals to mahjong. The magic of Paige Spearin’s fanciful paintings is how they draw you in. There is an immediacy to each one that transforms you from viewer into active participant. Gazing at an image of rambunctious

COLLECTOR’S CORNER: ESTEBAN VICENTE, MASTER OF COLLAGE

Esteban Vicente was among the few artists who carried the DNA of European modernism directly into the heart of American Abstract Expressionism. Born in Segovia in 1903 and trained in Madrid, Vicente arrived in New York in the 1930s, bringing with him a nuanced understanding of color, structure, and surface. As one of the first-generation

A POET’S REFLECTIONS

Edward Hirsch crafts memories of familial and suburban life into a funny elegy to growing up in Skokie. Edward Hirsch’s most recent book, My Childhood in Pieces: A Skokie Elegy, A Stand-Up Comedy, brings the New York-based award-winning poet, prolific author, and since 2003, President of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, back home to

THE BUZZ: SEPTEMBER 2025

TOSS UP Elevate your tailgates and game-watching parties with the beauty of natural, reclaimed wood. Handcrafted by master artisans in Mexico, the Sierra Bag Toss Game from Arhaus is made for unforgettable moments—and a little friendly competition—with family and friends. Arhaus Oakbrook Center, 630-571-3991, arhaus.com IN THE BAG The Puzzle bag is 10. The beloved,

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