MERYL STREEP really doesn't like DONALD TRUMP.  And the feeling is mutual, with Trump calling her "overrated."  But Trump recently said he liked Streep. OTOH, Streep once gave a standing ovation to convicted child rapist Roman Polanski.  So 2017 is picking up pretty much where 2016 left off. 

HIDDEN FIGURES, meanwhile, did edge out Rogue One at the box office, now that the sales are actuals.

Not much else to report today, but I'll be back tomorrow.

DAVID BOWIE: A video for "No Plan" emerged for his birthday.

WHITNEY played a mini-set for CBS This Morning.

DAVY KNOWLES stopped by the World Cafe for a chat and mini-set.

THE SHINS & REGINA SPEKTOR both played the latest A Prairie Home Companion.

SPOON tried out new material at a secret show at Antone’s in Austin.

THE CYRKLE: "Red Rubber Ball," co-written by Paul Simon (of Simon and Garfunkel) and Bruce Woodley (of The Seekers).

ROBBIE ROBERTSON stopped by World Cafe to tell stories from Testimony.

GREIL MARCUS: Revelations from Dylan's Nobel speech, the Band's rarities, and the Trump-country Western Hell or High Water.

NAT HENTOFF, an author, journalist, jazz critic and civil libertarian who called himself a troublemaker and proved it with a shelf of books and a mountain of essays on free speech, wayward politics, elegant riffs and the sweet harmonies of the Constitution, died on Saturday at his home in Manhattan. He was 91.

RICK ASTLEY is launching his own lager.

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE: Rogue One and Hidden Figures basically had a photo-finish atop the chart at 21.9MM and 21.8MM, respectively, and remember these are the estimates, not the actuals.  Rogue One now has a total of 473MM domestic, which is the second-biggest gross after the original (until you adjust for inflation, anyway).  Hidden Figures had a terrific opening, nearly recouping its production budget on opening weekend. Sing showed with 19.6MM and is making big money worldwide.  Underworld: Blood Wars took the fourth slot with 13MM domestic and 42MM overseas against a 35MM budget.  La La Land rounds out the Top Five with 10MM and is doing very well considering its only on 1500 screes or so -- a fact that may change post Golden Globes.

THE GOLDEN GLOBES went to these folks. Congrats!  Record night for La La Land, which means it may not tell you much about the Oscars.  The Academy loves movies about showbiz, but typically not musicals.

BEAUTY & THE BEAST dropped a new spot during the Globes telecast.

BEN AFFLECK spent the day with a pretty "detox nurse."

BRANGELEXIT: Brad Pitt has had weekly supervised visits with the kids since October, according to a court filing by Angelina Jolie.

OM PURI, who successfully straddled movie careers in Bollywood and the West, died on Friday in Mumbai.

STAR WARS: Disney weighs options for the future of Princess Leia after the death of Carrie Fisher. (Spoiler Warnings for Eps VIII and IX)

THE ULTIMATE FAN THEORY That Fixes All of Star Wars. Frankly, not too far off of what Lucas originally intended.

WHEN THE CATNIP Kicks In.

BEBAC, one of two western lowland gorillas at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo died Friday.

TILIKUM, the orca at the center of the 2013 documentary film Blackfish, has died, SeaWorld officials said Friday.

CHICKENS trick their partners into sex. One might even say they tease.

THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE:

...with KEITH RICHARDS, LORD OF THE UNDEAD! And Rge Expensive Winos, Live at the Hollywood Palladium, Dec. 15, 1988.  Your setlist includes: "Take It So Hard," "How I Wish," "I Could Have Stood You Up," "Too Rude," "Make No Mistake," "Time Is On My Side," "Big Enough," "Whip It Up," "Locked Away," "Struggle," "Happy," and "Connection."

HALF JAPANESE advance streams Hear The Lions Roar.

NATALIE HEMBY advance streams Puxico.

SYSTEMA SOLAR advance streams Rumbo A Tierra.

SON VOLT shares "Back Against The Wall" ahead of Notes of Blue.

JENS LEKMAN shares "What's That Perfume That You Wear?," ahead of Life Will See You Now.

HALL & OATES: You've never heard "Maneater" quite like this. (Thx, Jeff B)

ANDY SCHAUF talked to Flood about the various favors, themes, and machines that make up The Party.

DAVID BYRNE talks to The Creative Independent about trying new things instead of a Tallking Heads reunion.

SINGLES is getting a deluxe soundtrack, for fans of Paul Westerberg and Citizen Dick.

34 ESSENTIAL GLAM SONGS, categorized by Stereogum.

NOW SHOWING: This weekend's new wide release is Underworld: Blood Wars, which is currently scoring 10 percent on the ol' Tomatometer.  Hidden Figures expands wide scoring 94 percent; as does A Monster Calls, scoring 89 percent. Lion opens on about 600 screens scoring 87 percent.

STAR WARS: Adam Driver talks Kylo Ren with...Larry King? ALSO: Han Duo.(totally stole that joke from Andy)

KANYE WEST's Year of Breaking Bad.

LAMAR ODOM completed a 35 day stint in rehab and will be heading back to his home in L.A.

CHARMED is getting a 70s-period reboot.

THE 75 BEST TV TITLE SEQUENCES, according to Paste.

THE HUNT FOR HOLLYWOOD's LOST RELIC: Rodney Dangerfield's Caddyshack Boat.

NICOLAS CAGE's Cage-iest Moments.

PUTIN's NEWEST EXPORT: ISIS is full of Russian speakers from Chechnya and other Caucasus republics, and the ‘stans.' One is suspected of the NYE shooting in Istanbul.

AN ENORMOUS SUNFISH Dwarfs Divers. (Thx, Zoey!)

PANTHER DEATHS remain at a record high in Florida.

AMERICAN PHAROAH is a dad. That stud.

A BABY ELEPHANT was born at Disney's Animal Kingdom.

FOR PROFESSIONAL REASONS, just a few items today before the regular Friday:

CARRIE FISHER's body has been cremated, but some of her ashes will be buried with her late mother, Debbie Reynolds.

BRANGELEXIT: Angelina Jolie agreed with sealing documents in her divorce and custody case, but she's going after Brad Pitt in a big way, saying if the kids have been damaged it's all his doing.

JOHNNY DEPP scoffed at AMBER HEARD's attempt to get more from him than they agreed in their divorce settlement, and he's telling the judge she just wants to stay relevant and sway public opinion.

JANUARY JONES is in no hurry to find a partner.

RYAN REYNOLDS talks Deadpool with Variety.

WILLIE NELSON plays "Me And Bobby McGee" in an Austin City Limits tribute to Kris Kristofferson.

ANGEL OLSEN stopped by World Cafe for a chat and mini-set.

BRIAN ENO is streaming his single-track ambient LP, Reflection.

CRYPT RECORDS is streaming a 164-minute sampler of garage punk from the labels entire catalog.

NANCY SINATRA: "These Boots Are Made For Walking." Are you ready?

RADIOHEAD were surprised at the fan reaction when they erased their internet history.

CAPTAIN SENSIBLE discussed his favorite LPs at The Quietus. Missed this the first time.

THE TOP 89 SONGS of 2016, playlisted by The Current.

THE MOST ANTICIPATED LPs of 2017, according to Consequence of Sound.

CARRIE FISHER's death may pay 50MM to Disney.

"YOUNG HAN SOLO" may move its release to December 2018, given Disney's success with Star Wars at the holidays.And Woody Harrelson may be in it.

CHRIS PRATT is the new Vanity Fair cover story.

JANET JACKSON and husband Wissam Al Mana welcomed their first child, a son, on Tuesday.

BRANGELEXIT: Angelina Jolie hit the slopes with her kids during Colorado ski trip... as she enjoyed a NYE getaway in wake of her Brad Pitt split.

JENNIFER LOPEZ & DRAKE: Just selling music?

SERENA WILLIAMS is engaged to Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian.

DOCTOR STRANGE is sort of confirmed for Thor: Ragnarnok.

CHARLES MANSON is temporarily out of prison for hospital care.

MEGYN KELLY is leaving Fox News for a triple-role at NBC.

THE DOGS of 2016, courtesy of the great We Rate Dogs. They're good dogs, Brent.

WHAT HAPPENS AFTER THE PUPPY MILL?  Rescue is just the first step to recovery.

CHEETAHS may be at higher risk of extinction than previously thought.

TEN DOLPHINS were rescued from Wellfleet Harbor on New Year’s Day.