Introducing Popsugar Pulse cover stories

Like many of you, I spent many weeknights sitting on my couch, remote in hand, binging the latest episode of Hacks, Survivor, or Beef, while simultaneously waiting for (and talking about) the next episode of The White Lotus and Love Island. I’ve spent hours of my evenings spreading TikTok theories about fictional TV characters that don’t exist, and sent dozens of Instagram direct messages alerting various friend groups to the celebrity soft launch that’s happening. That’s partly because I’m a pop culture fan at heart.

It’s also the heartbeat of everything Popsugar stands for. For 20 years, this brand has been at the forefront of culture, helping to shape conversations about what’s new, what’s next, and what everyone will inevitably be talking about in two weeks. Our editors always have their finger on the pulse of the zeitgeist. Now let’s make it official.

Introducing Popsugar Pulse, our brand-new digital cover series highlighting the people, moments and stories that are defining culture right now, from breakout stars on the cusp of fame to long-standing icons whose grip is so strong that everyone cares about things like Formula 1 or crocheting or whether two actors looked at each other for “too long” during a press tour. Through exclusive interviews, original photography, and social-first video moments, Pulse is where the conversation starts—or at least where it’s infinitely more fun.

For our very first Popsugar Pulse cover storyWe spoke to Belmont Cameli and Ella Bright, rising stars of Amazon Prime Video’s new show Off Campus and TV’s biggest heartthrobs you haven’t met (yet). Based on the bestselling book series by Elle Kennedy, the series features hockey, love triangles and sex scenes that might make you blush. Plus, it sits somewhere on the bench between “Heated Rivalry” and “The Summer I Turned Pretty,” which means it’s on the precipice of something big.

In some ways, this cover series took decades to create. In the early 2000s, celebrity coverage was often based on shame, rumor, and intrusive scrutiny of people’s private lives. Popsugar was born as an antidote to that: a celebratory, safe place to love what you love and feel good about it. Invest unashamedly and unashamedly in the films, music, television shows, trends and celebrities that shape culture. Fandom has always lived here—the swooning, theorizing, yearning, always-online kind—and that continues to guide everything we do.

So make yourself comfortable, swipe along, and enjoy the feeling of being connected to the best of what’s happening in pop culture right now. The group chat is waiting.

With the remote control I stand,
Kelsey