One of our own here at Austinist has a book out, in case you didn't know, and we are not above a little shameless self-promotion. We promise, however, to not shove it up your eyelids like Stephen Colbert and I Am America (and so can you!). Craig McCullough, who posts as the ever-irreverent Truecraig, is the author of the similarly parenthesized title, I Am An Idiot (but there is nothing wrong with you). McCullough’s debut......

We missed that whole “Black Friday” thing (post-traumatic stress symptoms related to a former life working retail), and the holidays are creeping up faster than a cheer-stealing Grinch in a dogsled. We’re sure that some of you, dear readers, find yourselves in a similar boat. But, before you start snapping up pre-packaged bath sets at Target, check out Austinist’s very special recommendations. We’ve sorted through some of the sparkliest surprises available locally and on the......

Austin's Rock N Romp is a kid-friendly concert series featuring local musical acts and performers once a month for the benefit of the music community and the families that are a part of it. The holiday Romp is today at Ruta Maya Cafe, beginning at 4 pm and will feature the music of The Palm School Choir singing (among other things) some of their favorite Flaming Lips songs, and local indie wunderkinds AM Syndicate,......

TUESDAY [21] beer/books • Austinist's very own Truecraig presents a very special reading in honor of the release of his new memoirs, I Am An Idiot (but there's nothing wrong with you) at Club de Ville (8pm, Free, Recommended) food • Massive free pre-Thanksgiving feast at Palmer Events Center (4-8pm) books • Nomi Prins presents Jacked: How Conservatives Are Picking Your Pocket (Whether You Voted For Them or Not) at BookPeople (7:00pm) film •......

Did he REALLY think this shit would fly? I certainly hope not. I mean, you can’t be an imposing/successful black man, maybe kill some white folks, get off on a slew of dubious technicalities, and then publish a confessional which stands to make you a bazillion dollars, all while still in the ultra-conservative plaids-and-gun-racks environment that persists here. ...

Every so often, a literary event takes place that serves to shape a generation or initiate some sort of movement. This Tuesday, November the 21st of 2006, Austinist contributor Craig McCullough, or Truecraig as he's known in the internet 'hood, takes the stage at Club de Ville to read from his new book, I Am An Idiot (but there's nothing wrong with you). The event likely won't have the same gravity as Ginsburg's first......