· James Franco wrote a 1,500-word essay about the roles of actors and directors. That's fine, but then he said his role on General Hospital was performance art. Right. He's a regular Laurie Anderson leering over that canvas. [Lapham's Quarterly]
· Tim Gunn's new book Gunn's Golden Rules features an anecdote about how Anna Wintour once refused to take an elevator and opted to let a fleet of men carry her down a bunch of stairs. [HuffPost]
· Disney's next attempt at a High School Musical-style franchise may begin with their new project Prom, a film with 10 unknowns cast as students prepping for the year-end dance. I'd rather have Mean Girls 2. [Deadline]
· And Helen Mirren's naked in a bathtub in New York magazine. Monday was worth it after all. [NY Mag]