For years, Stephanie Courtney has been Flo from Progressive, the company’s spokesperson, and most recognizable employee. Along with her celebrity mascot competitors, — Geico’s Gecko, Allstate’s Mayhem, and Jake from State Farm — Stephanie Courtney’s character has imprinted her insurance brand’s voice on the public’s consciousness. But the woman behind Flo from Progressive isn’t just about a blue headband and bundled insurance. Her background and net worth may surprise you. Read More...
‘My characters arrived with nothing but their most extreme qualities’: Tess Gunty in Los Angeles, July 2022. Photograph: Dan Tuffs/The Observer‘My characters arrived with nothing but their most extreme qualities’: Tess Gunty in Los Angeles, July 2022. Photograph: Dan Tuffs/The ObserverBooks interviewFictionInterviewTess Gunty: ‘I was an almost freakishly devout child’Hephzibah AndersonThe Indiana-born author on the midwest setting of her acclaimed debut novel, her fascination with rabbits, and the ‘dazzling’ poetry of Tayi Tibble Read More...
