Kevin Church
@beaucoupkevin.com
Occasionally writes; SEO/web stuff; loves disco/boogie/house; ST:TOS/SNW nerd; blu-ray collector; Gunpla; married to @robinkimball.bsky.social; three small dogs own me; Newish New Mexican; frequent blocker.
Be kind, be kind; be kind.
Be kind, be kind; be kind.
Finally watching DEPECHE MODE: M and guys, when it hits Netflix, you need to watch it even if you're not a fan. A fascinating document of a band playing live, with a lot of introspection about Depeche Mode's themes and why they're so popular in Mexico. Gorgeously shot and edited.
January 11, 2026 at 2:28 AM
Finally watching DEPECHE MODE: M and guys, when it hits Netflix, you need to watch it even if you're not a fan. A fascinating document of a band playing live, with a lot of introspection about Depeche Mode's themes and why they're so popular in Mexico. Gorgeously shot and edited.
Watching one of the two good Steven Seagal movies.
January 10, 2026 at 1:53 AM
Watching one of the two good Steven Seagal movies.
Hey, America. It's that night.
January 10, 2026 at 1:04 AM
Hey, America. It's that night.
You've heard of, loved, and maybe even worn Big Dog Shirts.
Since 1983, they've been a staple of dads on vacation, dads doing chores around the house, and dads in line at the hardware store.
However, it's time for the line to evolve for the 21st century. Please welcome...
Since 1983, they've been a staple of dads on vacation, dads doing chores around the house, and dads in line at the hardware store.
However, it's time for the line to evolve for the 21st century. Please welcome...
January 10, 2026 at 12:06 AM
You've heard of, loved, and maybe even worn Big Dog Shirts.
Since 1983, they've been a staple of dads on vacation, dads doing chores around the house, and dads in line at the hardware store.
However, it's time for the line to evolve for the 21st century. Please welcome...
Since 1983, they've been a staple of dads on vacation, dads doing chores around the house, and dads in line at the hardware store.
However, it's time for the line to evolve for the 21st century. Please welcome...
Got ramen at the fancy place in town. (It's our house.)
January 9, 2026 at 1:14 AM
Got ramen at the fancy place in town. (It's our house.)
I didn't know they made one just for porn dudes.
January 8, 2026 at 7:41 PM
I didn't know they made one just for porn dudes.
A remote job that requires you to move to Malta?
January 8, 2026 at 4:58 PM
A remote job that requires you to move to Malta?
I legitimately thought this was a thumbnail for a Please Don't Destroy sketch.
January 7, 2026 at 11:33 PM
I legitimately thought this was a thumbnail for a Please Don't Destroy sketch.
Charlie Huston's fast-paced, funny CAUGHT STEALING (recently made into the only Aranofsky movie I've enjoyed!) is $2 for e-readers today.
Kindle: amzn.to/49ql8bg
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Kindle: amzn.to/49ql8bg
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January 7, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Charlie Huston's fast-paced, funny CAUGHT STEALING (recently made into the only Aranofsky movie I've enjoyed!) is $2 for e-readers today.
Kindle: amzn.to/49ql8bg
Bookshop: bookshop.org/p/books/caug...
Kindle: amzn.to/49ql8bg
Bookshop: bookshop.org/p/books/caug...
David come live here.
January 6, 2026 at 9:53 PM
David come live here.
"We regret that, due to a legal dispute, 'Go West' has been edited out of the film."
They got sued by the wife of the deceased songwriter of "Go West" because of an interview done in 1994 where Neil Tennant said that the song was camp and he thought Chris Lowe was having a laugh when he played it.
They got sued by the wife of the deceased songwriter of "Go West" because of an interview done in 1994 where Neil Tennant said that the song was camp and he thought Chris Lowe was having a laugh when he played it.
January 6, 2026 at 5:44 PM
"We regret that, due to a legal dispute, 'Go West' has been edited out of the film."
They got sued by the wife of the deceased songwriter of "Go West" because of an interview done in 1994 where Neil Tennant said that the song was camp and he thought Chris Lowe was having a laugh when he played it.
They got sued by the wife of the deceased songwriter of "Go West" because of an interview done in 1994 where Neil Tennant said that the song was camp and he thought Chris Lowe was having a laugh when he played it.
Proving that Gen X is not a monolithic entity with shared knowledge, today I was at the allergists, where a woman who was maybe a year older than me asked about the book I was reading. I said it was a history of Factory in the UK, an important record label. She then asked "What's that?"
January 5, 2026 at 10:05 PM
Proving that Gen X is not a monolithic entity with shared knowledge, today I was at the allergists, where a woman who was maybe a year older than me asked about the book I was reading. I said it was a history of Factory in the UK, an important record label. She then asked "What's that?"
Like her adaptation of STAR TREK II, Vonda N. McIntyre's novelization of STAR TREK III provides depth and texture to a story you already know well.
AMZ: amzn.to/3YUPRbJ
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AMZ: amzn.to/3YUPRbJ
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January 5, 2026 at 6:27 PM
Like her adaptation of STAR TREK II, Vonda N. McIntyre's novelization of STAR TREK III provides depth and texture to a story you already know well.
AMZ: amzn.to/3YUPRbJ
Bookshop: bookshop.org/p/books/star...
AMZ: amzn.to/3YUPRbJ
Bookshop: bookshop.org/p/books/star...
Tony Daniel's SAVAGE TRADE features the TOS crew unraveling the mystery of an empty space station at the edge of a nebula. This one is really old-school Trek, in a good way.
AMZ: amzn.to/3N4QJbc
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AMZ: amzn.to/3N4QJbc
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January 5, 2026 at 6:27 PM
Tony Daniel's SAVAGE TRADE features the TOS crew unraveling the mystery of an empty space station at the edge of a nebula. This one is really old-school Trek, in a good way.
AMZ: amzn.to/3N4QJbc
Bookshop: bookshop.org/p/books/sava...
AMZ: amzn.to/3N4QJbc
Bookshop: bookshop.org/p/books/sava...
As far as first contact between Vulcans and humans goes, this is undeniably as non-canonical as can be, but Margaret Wander Bonnano's STRANGERS FROM THE SKY is notable as being the first Trek novel my wife read, and she loved it.
AMZ: amzn.to/4jwBXpY
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AMZ: amzn.to/4jwBXpY
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January 5, 2026 at 6:27 PM
As far as first contact between Vulcans and humans goes, this is undeniably as non-canonical as can be, but Margaret Wander Bonnano's STRANGERS FROM THE SKY is notable as being the first Trek novel my wife read, and she loved it.
AMZ: amzn.to/4jwBXpY
Bookshop: bookshop.org/p/books/stra...
AMZ: amzn.to/4jwBXpY
Bookshop: bookshop.org/p/books/stra...
Starfleet outfits the Enterprise D with a new, experimental saucer section. What can go wrong? John Vorholt's gonna tell ya!
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January 5, 2026 at 6:27 PM
Starfleet outfits the Enterprise D with a new, experimental saucer section. What can go wrong? John Vorholt's gonna tell ya!
AMZ: amzn.to/3New3gR
Bookshop: bookshop.org/p/books/rogu...
AMZ: amzn.to/3New3gR
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One of a handful of STRANGE NEW WORLDS novel, James Swallow's TOWARD THE NIGHT features the Spock and Una following strange signals that lead to a mystery involving a lost Starfleet vessel and a dilemma that will shake the crew of the Enterprise to its core.
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January 5, 2026 at 6:27 PM
One of a handful of STRANGE NEW WORLDS novel, James Swallow's TOWARD THE NIGHT features the Spock and Una following strange signals that lead to a mystery involving a lost Starfleet vessel and a dilemma that will shake the crew of the Enterprise to its core.
AMZ: amzn.to/49cXBuk
Bookshop: N/A
AMZ: amzn.to/49cXBuk
Bookshop: N/A
An original Section 31 novel, CONTROL is written by the franchise stalwart David Mack. Julian Bashir gets a chance at exposing and destroying the covert operations division of Starfleet, but at what cost?
AMZ: amzn.to/4qD7xEy
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AMZ: amzn.to/4qD7xEy
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January 5, 2026 at 6:27 PM
An original Section 31 novel, CONTROL is written by the franchise stalwart David Mack. Julian Bashir gets a chance at exposing and destroying the covert operations division of Starfleet, but at what cost?
AMZ: amzn.to/4qD7xEy
Bookshop: bookshop.org/p/books/sect...
AMZ: amzn.to/4qD7xEy
Bookshop: bookshop.org/p/books/sect...
Another @diane.dianeduane.com heater, SPOCK'S WORLD is a deeply readable history of Vulcan combined with a TOS-era political drama that I can't recommend enough. Some really good issues raised here, things I wish they'd tackled on-screen.
AMZ: amzn.to/4qBWkUP
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AMZ: amzn.to/4qBWkUP
Bookshop: bookshop.org/p/books/spoc...
January 5, 2026 at 6:27 PM
Another @diane.dianeduane.com heater, SPOCK'S WORLD is a deeply readable history of Vulcan combined with a TOS-era political drama that I can't recommend enough. Some really good issues raised here, things I wish they'd tackled on-screen.
AMZ: amzn.to/4qBWkUP
Bookshop: bookshop.org/p/books/spoc...
AMZ: amzn.to/4qBWkUP
Bookshop: bookshop.org/p/books/spoc...
I've recommended THE WOUNDED SKY by @diane.dianeduane.com before; I'll recommended it again and again until you all meet K't'lk. This would get a remix for TNG's S1 episode "Where No One Has Gone Before," but the original is much richer.
AMZ: amzn.to/49rUBe1
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AMZ: amzn.to/49rUBe1
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January 5, 2026 at 6:27 PM
I've recommended THE WOUNDED SKY by @diane.dianeduane.com before; I'll recommended it again and again until you all meet K't'lk. This would get a remix for TNG's S1 episode "Where No One Has Gone Before," but the original is much richer.
AMZ: amzn.to/49rUBe1
Bookshop: bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
AMZ: amzn.to/49rUBe1
Bookshop: bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
DISCOUNT STAR TREK EBOOKS THREAD! All $2!
Before Trek ran them into the ground on TV, Peter David wrote this (now non-canonic) epic of one woman's plan to wipe out the Borg entirely. Thorny ethics, well-done action, and a TOS callback!
AMZ: amzn.to/44YMnsl
Bookshop: bookshop.org/p/books/vend...
Before Trek ran them into the ground on TV, Peter David wrote this (now non-canonic) epic of one woman's plan to wipe out the Borg entirely. Thorny ethics, well-done action, and a TOS callback!
AMZ: amzn.to/44YMnsl
Bookshop: bookshop.org/p/books/vend...
January 5, 2026 at 6:27 PM
DISCOUNT STAR TREK EBOOKS THREAD! All $2!
Before Trek ran them into the ground on TV, Peter David wrote this (now non-canonic) epic of one woman's plan to wipe out the Borg entirely. Thorny ethics, well-done action, and a TOS callback!
AMZ: amzn.to/44YMnsl
Bookshop: bookshop.org/p/books/vend...
Before Trek ran them into the ground on TV, Peter David wrote this (now non-canonic) epic of one woman's plan to wipe out the Borg entirely. Thorny ethics, well-done action, and a TOS callback!
AMZ: amzn.to/44YMnsl
Bookshop: bookshop.org/p/books/vend...
Since @johnperich.com already beat me to Mamet's HEIST.
January 5, 2026 at 3:07 PM
Since @johnperich.com already beat me to Mamet's HEIST.
First, last, and milestones from 2025's viewing.
January 5, 2026 at 12:46 AM
First, last, and milestones from 2025's viewing.