Early Buzz: RDJ, 'Kids' and more

Happy Friday! We've made it through another week, and I hope you have exciting weekend plans ahead. (Don't forget I'll be moderating this Isabella Rossellini event, if you're in NYC.)

Some headlines:

- Slayer guitarist Jeff Hanneman has died.

- Here's a great, beautifully presented piece about the cast of the 1995 movie Kids.

- Watch Johnny Marr perform How Soon Is Now? solo.

- Robert Downey Jr. is endlessly quotable.

- TV Guide lists 10 promising pilots.

- NPR is streaming the Great Gatsby soundtrack.

- George Jones' album sales have increased 1,000% since his death.

- Poor Jim Gaffigan. Some people just can't take a joke.

- What did Simon Pegg steal from the Star Trek set?

- Janet Weiss (Sleater-Kinney, Wild Flag) writes about the new Os Mutantes record.

- See the cast of Donnie Darko, then and now. (I didn't realize the bully sings for Phantom Planet ...)

- It sounds like the Defiance game is doing just as well as the Syfy series.

- New Yorkers share what song was playing when they lost their virginity.

- I really like this list of "20 Things I Wish I'd Known When I Was 30" by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.

- Here's an adorable pic of Aziz Ansari.

- And finally, someone's mom summarizes The Matrix.