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Jim Kosek is an AccuWeather.com weatherman. He shouts in the style of the late comedian Sam Kinison. In a recent forecast captured on YouTube he shouts:"Our paralyzing, crippling, record-breaking storm comes TA-DAAAAY!"

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The video ad, called "Parisian Love," had been on YouTube since November. But that didn't stop Super Bowl viewers from giving it a generally positive reception.

Vampire Weekend Listening Party
Tuesday, Jan 12
Scoot Inn (1308 E. Fourth)
8 pm, Free

Has it really been almost two years since Vampire Weekend captured our hearts with their addictive debut album?

The memories of a jam-packed, sold out show at The Mohawk in late 2007 and the ensuing SXSW gigs the following year are still vivid in our minds.

Well, there’s good news for fans of the New York band -- they’re back and plan to release their sophomore effort, Contra next month.

Despite the dangers of texting while driving, people still do it all over the world. A graphic new video public service announcement made in Wales and showcased on YouTube shows just how lethal it can be.

The video will be shown in schools throughout the U.K. this fall.

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Say it ain’t so. You can’t live without that great big series of tubes, can you?

Whether for re-election to his current post or Mayor next year isn’t entirely clear, but Austin City Councilman Mike Martinez has endorsed his dais mate Lee Leffingwell in a new YouTube spot.

Joined by a wide range of community leaders — from Shudde Fath and Joenne Grissom to Dwayne Lofton and Ora Houston — Martinez vouches for Uncle Lee’s character, saying “he’s straightforward, he’s honest, he’s somebody that I know I can trust.”