'Skyfall,' #1 At Auction, $1M Matisse Recovered, And More!

January 7, 2013 Subscribe · Forward THE ART OF 'SKYFALL' When James Bond (Daniel Craig) meets a young, tech-savvy Q (Ben Whishaw) for the first time in "Skyfall," 007 drily asks, "So why do you need me?" Q replies: "Every now and then a trigger has to be pulled."  Continue reading... #1 At Auction Missing Matisse Worth $1M Recovered 'You Get On Stage And You Really Can Let It Out' Ponts Des Arts' Love Padlocks: A Look At The Most Romantic Spot In Paris (PHOTOS) Surreal Textbook Illustrations: Karl Nicholason Creates Bizarre Drawings For 1970s School Books (PHOTOS) Marina Abramovic Chair Tape From 'The Artist Is Present' Is Up For Auction On EBay (PHOTO) Ponts Des Arts' Love Padlocks: A Look At The Most Romantic Spot In Paris (PHOTOS) 'Skyfall' Movie Visuals: Why The James Bond Franchise Still Matters (PHOTOS) Ponts Des Arts' Love Padlocks: A Look At The Most Romantic Spot In Paris (PHOTOS) Henna Artist Pavan Ahluwalia: A Look At The Guinness World Record Holder's Gorgeous Body Designs (NSFW, PHOTOS) Artist Dutes Miller's 'In The Garden' Exhibition Imagines If Homosexuality Was The Norm (NSFW PHOTOS) PHIL CHAN The Lost Generation in the Audience It is our responsibility in the field to continue to push the artform to exciting new levels, and to also offer educational opportunities to the next generation. Continue reading... DANNY GRONER What Do We Need Reviewers for Anymore? On some level, now that everyone has an opinion, nobody's opinion really matters. Continue reading... JOHN LUNDBERG Poems to Keep You Inspired in the New Year Has the resolution behind your New Year's resolution worn off with your champagne headache? Has it sunk in just how hard it is to really change your life? I've collected a few poems that might help. Continue reading... DAVID GALENSON A Conceptual Painter of Venice Antonio Canaletto was not the first or last painter to devote his career to recording the beauty of Venice, but he was the greatest. Continue reading... MICHAEL KAISER Shooting Yourself in the Foot I have tremendous sympathy for arts organizations that are facing fiscal challenges. But it is difficult to feel much sympathy for an organization that causes its own demise by failing to fill out basic paperwork. Continue reading... Received this from a friend? Sign up for alerts from The Huffington Post here Unsubscribe here.