Ryan Murphy & David Miller Have Baby No. 2

1. Ryan Murphy confirmed that he and his husband David Miller's second son, Ford, was born via surrogate on Friday. "It was an amazing birth," Murphy said. "37 weeks and a day and he was a chunker, 7 lbs 13 oz. David and I were there and pulled him out and cut the cord and cried and it was pretty amazing. And now look at me, I'm crying again." [E!]

2. Crossdressing comedian Eddie Izzard is teaming up with NBC to adapt Timothy Hallinan's comedic crime novels based around high-end thief and private dick Junior Bender for the small screen. Though he is not set to star in the project, he will be executive producing alongside Royal Pains' Jessica Ball, who is also on board to pen the script. [THR]

3. Twin Peaks was picked up by Showtime for a third season 25 years after the show was originally cancelled by ABC. The new season of the cult 1990s TV phenomenon is set to be nine episodes long and will begin airing in 2016. With the Laura Palmer mystery wrapped up, we wonder what surprises the new season has in store for us. [BBC]

4. With season 3 of Arrow coming up on October 8, The Hollywood Reporter sat down with exec producer Marc Guggenheim to ask him their most burning questions. Don't forget to check out our own interview with showrunner Greg Berlanti as well. [THR]

5. Portland's feminist bookstore In Other Words, which doubles as the feminist bookstore Women and Women First on IFC's Portlandia, is currently facing closure and may have to shut down in February, barring extraordinary circumstances. Would it help if they put a bird on it? [A.V. Club]

6. After concluding her October 3 show, Ellen DeGeneres gave the stage to her fans Benjamin and Justin. Watch below as Benjamin proposes: