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Wednesday, May 13, 2026

Introducing Popsugar Pulse, Your Gateway to What's Driving Culture Now

Like many of you, I've spent weeknights aplenty sealed to my couch, remote in hand, gulping down the latest episode of "Hacks," or "Survivor," or "Beef," while simultaneously anticipating (and talking about) the next drop of "The White Lotus" and "Love Island." I've committed hours of my evenings to TikTok theories about fictional TV characters that don't exist, and have sent dozens of Instagram DMs alerting various friend groups to whatever celebrity soft-launch is happening at the time. This is all in part because I am, at my core, a pop-culture stan.

It's also the heartbeat of everything Popsugar stands for. For 20 years, this brand has been at the forefront of culture, helping shape conversations around what's new, what's next, and what everyone will inevitably be talking about two weeks from now. Our editors have always had our collective fingers on the pulse of the zeitgeist. Now we're making it official.

Introducing: Popsugar Pulse, our spanking-new digital cover series spotlighting the people, moments, and stories driving culture right now, from breakout stars on the cusp of celebrity to longstanding icons with a grip strong enough to make anyone care about things like Formula 1 or crochet or whether two actors looked at each other "too long" during a press tour. Through exclusive interviews, original photography, and social-first video moments, Pulse is where the conversation starts - or, at the very least, where it gets infinitely more fun.

For our very first Popsugar Pulse cover story, we spoke with Belmont Cameli and Ella Bright, burgeoning stars of the new Amazon Prime Video show "Off Campus" and TV's biggest heartthrobs you haven't met (yet). Based on the bestselling book series by Elle Kennedy, the show's got hockey, love triangles, and sex scenes that might make you blush. It also sits somewhere on the bench between "Heated Rivalry" and "The Summer I Turned Pretty," which is all to say: it's at the precipice of something big.

In a way, this cover series has been decades in the making. Back in the early 2000s, celebrity coverage often thrived on shame, rumors, and invasive scrutiny into people's most personal lives. Popsugar was born as the antidote to that: a celebratory, safe place to love what you love and feel good about that. To be unapologetically invested in the movies, music, TV shows, trends, and celebrities shaping culture with zero shame. Fandom has always lived here - the swooning, theorizing, yearning, perpetually-online kind - and that continues to guide everything we do.

So settle in, swipe along, and enjoy the rush of feeling plugged in to the best of what's happening right now in pop culture. The group chat is waiting.

With the remote I stand,
Kelsey

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Friday, April 10, 2026

Olandria on Embracing Barblandria For Her Very First Coachella

The palms were swaying and the sun was out on Friday - the first day of Coachella - when Olandria Carthen stepped onto the festival grounds for the first time ever. She was checking out Barbie's very pink activation - a mirror mirage with a charm bar, photobooth, and more inside. There was even a larger-than-life hologram with Paris Hilton and Barblandria herself, and seeing Carthen pose with her hologram was uncanny and also downright fabulous. "This entire Coachella, I'm going to be Barblandria, and it's going to be fab," she told Popsugar. "I named this weekend Ochella, because it's my first one and I'm going with Barbie."

But despite being a first-timer, Carthen came prepared. She worked on her packing list for weeks. "It's been a long process," she said. "Mini fans, sunscreen, body glow, mini deodorant, cowboy hats. So many different bandanas. I've been grabbing everything. Press-on nails - I have so many different colors, sizes. And earplugs."

That body glow is a signature beauty look for her - she'll mix together body shimmer, oil, and sunscreen. As she puts it, "You gotta be glistening." And of course, so many of her fans are excited for her outfits. She teased a "scandalous" brown outfit, custom made by Baby Phat, as her favorite look of the whole weekend.

Now that she's actually here, she can fully lean into her Barblandria festival persona. "I feel like my festival vibe is that I'm going to be a dancer. Drink in my hand, dancing to the music." (Her go-to drink, by the way, is a French 75.) She's most excited to see Justin Bieber, who performs on Saturday. She's been a Belieber since childhood and loves his latest albums. "Yukon" is one of her favorite songs; "I love to see him tap into his R&B side," she said.

This Coachella is also special because Carthen brought her two best friends, who have also never been to the festival before, to experience it with her. She said that carving out time for friends and family - and involving them in new experiences like this - has been something she's committed to since she shot to stardom.

"One thing that really surprised me about being famous is how intense this life really is. The amount of dedication and hard work and sacrifices that you have to do to build a brand - it's a lot, and it's tiring," she said. "But I'm making it through and I'm doing it my best. It's an intense lifestyle, but I wouldn't have it any other way. I'm learning how to adapt."

As for recovery come Monday, rest is going to be key. "I'm going nonstop for the next few days, so I'm going to need to just binge-watch a show and rest in bed," Carthen said. Amen to that.

Lena Felton (she/her) is a senior director of special projects at PS, where she oversees sponsored packages, tentpole projects, and editorial partnerships. Previously, she was an editor at The Washington Post, where she led a team covering issues of gender and identity. She has been working in journalism since 2017, during which time her focus has been feature writing and editing and elevating historically underrepresented voices. Lena has worked for The Atlantic, InStyle, So It Goes, and more.

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Monday, March 16, 2026

Step Inside Popsugar's Award Season After Party

For a city that famously turns in early, Los Angeles was out late last night for Oscars Sunday, with men in tuxedos jetting across the Sunset Strip, valet stands slammed, and a vast array of after parties taking place across the city. And this year, one was our own: Popsugar hosted an award season after party in partnership with Affinity Nightlife on March 15 at Skybar in West Hollywood.

Taking place at the rooftop bar of the Mondrian Hotel, the event was a raucous sendoff to that annual string of award shows ending, of course, with the Oscars. Notable attendees included "Love Story" actor Noah Fearnley, PS Fit favorite Tanner Courtad, "Love Island" alums Andreina Santos and Jeremiah Brown, as well as Chloe Veitch of "Too Hot to Handle" and "The Circle."

Stars stopped by the Popsugar lounge to answer questions about hidden talents and the Oscar-worthy aspects of their daily routines. For the latter, Santos shouted out her "booty workout" next to a stunned Brown. Meanwhile, Fearnley, who most recently portrayed Calvin Klein model Michael Bergin opposite Sarah Pidgeon's Carolyn Bessette, revealed he could see himself being a personal chef (if he wasn't, of course, a model-turned-actor playing a model). When these celebs were done with the hot seat, they picked up VIP gift bags full of goodies from Popsugar-favorite brands like NYX Cosmetics, Kosas, Solawave, M&Ms, The Lip Bar, Uni, Eos, Sacheu, and more.

Back at the party, guests danced and enjoyed Popsugar Spritzes by the pool as Golden Reserve Caviar servers made their way through the crowd, equipped with blinis and bottles of crème fraîche at the ready in a holster. When you're out late on a school night, a little caviar - coupled with celeb sightings - doesn't hurt.

See photos from Popsugars Award Season After Party ahead.

Kelsey Garcia (she/her) is the lifestyle director at PS, where she oversees coverage across Balance and Health & Fitness. Kelsey is passionate about travel, wellness trends, and evolving parenting styles. Before joining the PS team as an editorial assistant in 2015, she interned at Elle and Harper's Bazaar, among other publications.

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