Email Author Will Harper

Awards

• 2007 - National Society of Newspaper Columnists, published October 11, 2006

  "See Ya in Court"

• 2007 - National Society of Newspaper Columnists, published August 23, 2006

  "Cops vs. Cocks"

• 2007 - National Society of Newspaper Columnists, published April 5, 2006

  "A Sad Ending"

• 2006 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published September 28, 2005

  "A Man Named Sue"

• 2006 - Missouri Lifestyle Journalism Awards, published January 5, 2005

  "The O Word"

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2008 Stories by Will Harper

• The LOL Year in Review

  published December 31, 2008

  Just check out any newsstand right now and you'll see that 'tis the season — for year-in-review issues. While the annual lookback is an... More >>

• Class of 2000 Standouts

  published October 29, 2008

  Biggest Bully CHRIS DALY Is there anyone he hasn't yelled at or threatened? His wife, maybe? Believe it or... More >>

• Bay Guardian: Newspaper or Political Action Committee?

  published October 15, 2008

  If you're a regular Bay Guardian reader, you know that the paper believes PG&E is the Antichrist and that municipal power is what God... More >>

• October book events: Litquake, Spain Rodriguez, and Stuff White People Like.

  published October 1, 2008

  Thursday, Oct. 2 You've heard of underground cartoonist R. Crumb, but you may not have heard of his contemporary, Spain... More >>

• Chronicle loses its books editors

  published September 24, 2008

  If you're one of the few people still reading newspapers, you've probably figured out this truism: Print media is screwed. You know this... More >>

• Sex columnist Violet Blue tries to restrain online foes

  published August 20, 2008

  SFGate's sex columnist Violet Blue is no stranger to controversy. There was, for instance, her recent public feud with the rulers of Boing... More >>

• Also Playing

  published August 13, 2008

  American Joe Despite being given life by the same DNA donors and being raised in the same household, siblings often grow into... More >>

• Also Playing

  published August 6, 2008

  American Joe Despite being given life by the same DNA donors and being raised in the same household, siblings often grow into... More >>

• Who’s Your Mimi?

  published August 6, 2008

  Here’s something we bet ya didn’t know about House Speaker Nancy Pelosi: She loves chocolate. She just can’t get enough of... More >>

• Still Smokin’

  published August 6, 2008

  When Cheech & Chong reunited in 2005 at the Aspen Comedy Festival -- their first onstage performance in 20 years -- it didn’t go well. After... More >>

• Also Playing

  published July 30, 2008

  American Joe Despite being given life by the same DNA donors and being raised in the same household, siblings often grow into... More >>

• Tortured Reasoning

  published July 30, 2008

  This being San Francisco, it’s not hard to persuade people that George W. Bush acts more like an unaccountable dictator than a democratically... More >>

• Also Playing

  published July 23, 2008

  American Joe Despite being given life by the same DNA donors and being raised in the same household, siblings often grow into... More >>

• American Joe pits liberal sister against army brother

  published July 16, 2008

  Despite being given life by the same DNA donors and being raised in the same household, siblings often grow into people who bear little... More >>

• Caltrain allows drinks - see seat stains for proof

  published July 2, 2008

  Over the past couple of months, BART bureaucrats and board members have debated whether to relax the ban on drinking on trains by allowing... More >>

• Also Playing

  published June 18, 2008

  7 Sins. Halfway through James Judd's entertaining 75-minute solo show, it dawns on you: Who the hell is this guy and why am I... More >>

• Also Playing

  published June 11, 2008

  7 Sins. Halfway through James Judd's entertaining 75-minute solo show, it dawns on you: Who the hell is this guy and why am I... More >>

• Also Playing

  published June 4, 2008

  7 Sins. Halfway through James Judd's entertaining 75-minute solo show, it dawns on you: Who the hell is this guy and why am I... More >>

• Also Playing

  published May 14, 2008

  Figaro. People are so seduced by Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro that they tend to overlook the opera's anarchic roots.... More >>

• Also Playing

  published May 7, 2008

  Flaming Sin: London's Grand Guignol. The most enticing aspect of Thrillpeddlers' latest Grand Guignol theater spectacle is the... More >>

• Also Playing

  published April 30, 2008

  FLAMING SIN: London's Grand Guignol. The most enticing aspect of Thrillpeddlers' latest Grand Guignol theater spectacle is the... More >>

• Also Playing

  published April 23, 2008

  Coronado. Dennis Lehane is the current go-to guy for gritty drama soaked in family tragedy. He wrote books that were adapted for... More >>

• We score an exclusive interview with the Olympic torch

  published April 16, 2008

  While thousands of San Franciscans were disappointed to miss the Olympic torch relay last week, SF Weekly managed to catch up with the... More >>

• 7 Sins

  published April 16, 2008

  Halfway through James Judd's entertaining 75-minute solo show at Theatre Rhinoceros' studio, it dawns on you: Who the hell is this guy and why... More >>

• We tell What Not to Wear locals who need wardrobe overhauls

  published March 26, 2008

  In the next few weeks, you may receive a telephone call from someone making two claims: 1. He or she is a television producer; and 2. You look... More >>