Today's talk you might've missed:

• Lady Gaga's "ARTPOP" will be unleashed in full in just a few weeks, but the Mother Monster is tiding fans over with (intriguingly disparate) tracks from the album. To follow her collaboration with R. Kelly, "Do What U Want," Gaga released a universal love song over the weekend:

• Instead of giving "Homeland" a fourth season, Showtime should get "Sesame Street" to add to its amazing "Homelamb" parody. We're dying to know what becomes of Ca-a-a-a-rrie and B-a-a-a-rody after his big, wolf-in-sheep's-clothing reveal:

• Kanye West isn't the only hip-hop star who knows that massive diamond ring is a birthday girl's best friend. Rapper/producer Future popped the question to singer Ciara this weekend in honor of her birthday, and presented the "Body Party" songstress with a 15-carat Avionne & Co. sparkler. [Us Weekly]
• Ellen DeGeneres and "Ellen" writer Liz Feldman are re-teaming for a new NBC sitcom about a lesbian and her straight best male friend who have a baby together before the guy meets his wife. [New York Magazine's Vulture]
• Netflix, meanwhile, is brainstorming ways to make sure you maintain your addiction to "House of Cards." Season three is being discussed as we type. [Deadline]
• Charlie Hunnam could've had a little extra time to prepare for Christian Grey after all. The production start date for the "Fifty Shades" movie has been pushed back to early December. [THR]

• When she's not dusting off her whips and chains, Britney Spears can be pretty funny. Getting into the Halloween spirit, the singer recited the intro to "Thriller" for BBC Radio 1: