Digital Delany

That great web resource Boing Boing draws attention to a free MP3 online for a very early SF work by one of the genre's true great, Samuel R Delany. The Star-Pit features not only sound, music and various actors but narration supplied by Sam himself; quality is a little variable (it dates from the late 60s) but it is still a little SF audio gem.

Also via the good offices of Boing Boing comes new of a collection of work from various respected SF artists which is being auctioned on Ebay, with the monies raised being used to help support the next generation of developing artists via the Society of Illustrator's Student Scholarship Fund for an student "creating an exceptional work with a speculative or fantastic theme.". A little over my pocket money level, alas, but I'm sure it offers someone a good chance to help support new talent and obtain some cool original artwork.