On the Plane of the Baritone Women

* Charles Bronson, RIP

* CEOs at companies with the largest layoffs, most underfunded pensions and biggest tax breaks were rewarded with bigger paychecks, according to a new report, “Executive Excess 2003: CEOs Win, Workers and Taxpayers Lose.”

* Ticketmaster plans later this year to begin auctioning off the best concert seats to the highest online bidders