Robert Kessler

Bio

Robert is a New York-based writer. His work has appeared in Gawker, Vice, The Atlantic, and, of course, Mic. Now that his campaign to revive Will & Grace has ended successfully, he's setting his sights on convincing Courteney Cox to return to her most iconic role... that of Lucy Spiller in D!rt.

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I survived cancer, and I’d punch a hole through any mirror that forced me to smile

By Robert Kessler

There’s a new tech gadget yet to hit the market intended to improve cancer patients’ lives. So what does it do? Does it increase access to care for people in rural areas? Does it lower the astronomic cost of treatment which unfortunately often makes…

I have a pre-existing condition. Here's what it may cost to keep me alive under the AHCA.

By Robert Kessler

I developed a pre-existing condition in 2013 after a lump in my neck I'd been ignoring swelled to the size of an apple and I was unable to keep food down. Several PET scans, a biopsy and dozens of needles later, the official diagnosis was stage IV…

'Ballers' Is the First Show Where Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson Plays a Real Human

By Robert Kessler

Dating back to his big-screen debut as the Scorpion King in The Mummy Returns, Dwayne Johnson has played gods both literal (Hercules) and metaphorical (in Furious 7, his character Hobbs flexes himself out of a cast). Even his own celebrity persona,…

'Ballers' Is the Most Surprisingly Diverse Show on Television

By Robert Kessler

As Ballers closes out its first season on Sunday, it finishes as a massive hit for HBO. The show has been celebrated by critics — the Hollywood Reporter hailed Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson as giving a "star performance" — and fans — the premiere was…