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We may have spoken too soon about Chris Brown's successful recovery after completing his court-ordered domestic violence counseling. Brown stormed off set, broke the window in his dressing room and tore his shirt off after being asked about his 2009 convicted assault against Rihanna.

Lady Gaga spent the entire night in drag; Chris Brown flew above the audience like Mary Poppins; Britney Spears was officially anointed as a legend of our time. Yet as jaw-dropping as those moments were at Sunday's MTV Video Music Awards, the show's most surprising moment came with one simple rub of a belly.

Video on msnbc.com: The Up w/ Chris Hayes panelists weigh in on the multi-faceted arguments around global warming and the role of skepticism in science and religion.

Vaynerchuck drops some of his serious wine knowledge on stunning 'Hose Bunny' star Anna Faris and significantly less stunning 'Everwood' star Chris Pratt.

by Jonathan Larsen and Ken Olshansky(crossposted from MSNBC's "Open Channel" blog) A well-known Washington lobbying firm with links to the financial industry has proposed an $850,000 plan to take on Occupy Wall Street and politicians who might express sympathy for the protests, according to a memo obtained by the MSNBC program “Up w/ Chris Hayes.” The proposal was written on the letterhead of the lobbying firm Clark Lytle Geduldig & Cranford and addressed to one of CLGC’s clients, the American Bankers Association.

The Obama administration has been hitting back against charges that the president's policies have directly impacted the gas prices by saying that a Commander-in-Chief does not have direct control over price fluctuation. But when Obama advisor David Plouffe appeared on Fox News Sunday today, Chris Wallace reminded him that in 2008, Barack Obama was on the campaign trail hitting incumbent president George W. Bush for the rising cost of gas. So Wallace wanted to know why Obama shouldn't get similar criticism.

At a recent event in Seoul, Blizzard announced that all the players with active World of Warcraft players will be able to play the upcoming Starcraft II free of charge which was describe as “a way of giving something back to such a supportive and skilled community of players” by Chris Sigaty, Blizzard Developer.

The chamber is at 100 W. Waterford St., Wakarusa ... perform a recital of music for cello and piano with pianist Ketevan Badridze and violinist Christopher Nemeth at 7:30 p.m. April 4 in the Rieth Recital Hall as part of the Faculty Recital ...