In case you missed it, there's a story in today's paper about a Durham resident's bad experience auditioning for Fox's newest reality competition series, "The X-Factor."

86-year-old Hyman Marks is suing the show, Fox Broadcasting and Simon Cowell because he wants another chance to audition under what he considers fair conditions.

Read the story for all the details, but also check out the video of Hy making his case and singing some songs (especially "Nothing Like a Dame" -- adorable).

It's official: At today's meeting with Fox executives at the Television Critics Association press tour in Pasadena, sharp-tongued "American Idol" judge Simon Cowell confirmed he's leaving the show after this season, according to the L.A. Times.

His departure, he said, is part of a deal to put his show "The X Factor" on Fox in fall 2011.

The show's a bit hit in England (that's where Susan Boyle made her mark), and as part of that deal he is leaving his duties on "Idol."