"Word to your moms, I came to drop bombs."

There comes a time in every surfer’s life, multiple hundreds of times in fact, when he or she is out in the lineup, minding business, having a little fun, paddling for a wave when boom… an egregious drop in occurs. Now, typically the bile flows freely, loud shouts unleashed, insults thrown. Maybe the offending barn is pointed to the beach. Maybe followed around for the rest of the session, holes bored into back of head with laser stares.

But every once in a while, the aforementioned scenario plays out except the offended surfer just can’t muster any ire. The egregious drop in happens and she or he merely shrugs, kicks out and doesn’t feel… anything.

It is in these times when supplements must be utilized to get it back up. But what? How? Well, two-time Academy Award winning actor Nicolas Cage has just shared the secret. He plays, as you certainly know by now, The Surfer in the acclaimed new Lorcan Finnegan picture by the same name. In it, he is pushed to the brink by crusty locals and must reach a heretofore unheard of level of surf rage in order to survive.

The trick?

“I was listening to ‘Jump Around’ by House Of Pain,” Cage told film industry resource Empire. “For some reason, that song would come out when I was in my state of madness, when I was losing it at [the surfers] when they were torturing my character. It was just in my head. I started mocking them back and I started singing it at them: ‘Are you gonna jump around? Jump around! Jump around!’ And then they started listening to it and then we were all singing it.”

Who knew?

Better late than.... never mind.

A dirty rotten shame.

San Clemente’s Cole Houshmand is in a proper nasty place after posting, then spinelessly deleting, an Instagram post celebrating the self-proclaimed woman hater Andrew Tate and his coattail riding older brother Tristan. The current World Surf League number 28 appeared with a group of World Surf League friends, Tates in the middle, with ecstatic eyes, juvenile finger symbols and a grammatically idiotic caption reading “G’s.”

Andrew Tate, 38-years-old, is, and let us just be crystal clear, a piece of shit. The former kickboxer-cum-manosphere icon, thanks to a reality show turn, is back in the United States after leaving Romania, where he was charged with various rape and trafficking charges. He regularly espouses utterly indefensible advice to addled young involuntarily celibate men.

Some hot bangers:

“Women are intrinsically lazy.”

“There is no such thing as an independent woman.”

“A woman’s primary goal in life is to find a man who can provide for her and protect her.”

“A woman who is understanding and kind and respects you does not exist, unless you force her to be that way.”

Now, if Houshmand is a Tate boy, then he should not have deleted and worn it as proudly as he does his cheetah-print hair. If he is confused about who Tate is and what he openly preaches than he maybe should have done some reading before celebrating all googly eye’d. This is not a “woke” thing. The nonsense that comes out of Andrew Tate’s mouth is straight up vile, retrograde, ill-informed, stupid, mean and shockingly embarrassing.

All of it a real dirty shame and very deserving of scorn.

I light in more on Houshmand and his idiocy here.

Leave your surfing worries at the door.

"Highly posable—perfect for hitting the streets, slopes, and waves with confidence and flair.”

It has been years upon years since surf fans have had a reason to get excited to go to Target, but thanks to a stunning licensing deal between toy company JAKKS Pacific and Authentic Brands Group’s Quiksilver and Roxy happy days are here again. The rollout will begin this summer with a line of Roxy dolls each one featuring “on-trend sports accessories, including a skateboard, snowboard, roller skates or surfboard.”

Debbie Haag, senior vice president of marketing at JAKKS Pacific, proudly declared, “With Roxy Dolls, we are merging fashion, creativity, and adventure to provide kids with an exciting way to showcase their passion for action sports. In collaboration with Authentic Brands Group, we have meticulously designed these Roxy-branded dolls to be both stylish and highly posable—perfect for hitting the streets, slopes, and waves with confidence and flair.”

While we live in genderless times, boys and men very much encouraged to enjoy the dolls too, Quiksilver is getting its own collection of umbrellas, chairs, canopies, shelters, wagons and mats which will be available exclusively on Amazon.

Dennis Claussen, senior vice president of design and marketing at JAKKS Pacific declared, “We’re thrilled to launch this initial beach and outdoor product launch with Authentic Brands Group as we head into spring. As the season progresses, we’ll be expanding to additional retailers and have a series of incredible, fun marketing activations lined up to support the line throughout 2025.”

David Brooks, executive vice president of action and outdoor sports, lifestyle at Authentic added, “This partnership brings together JAKKS Pacific’s expertise in innovative design and manufacturing with Authentic’s powerful brand portfolio and market reach. Building on a successful year, we’re excited to expand and bring these new products to a broader audience in 2025.”

David Brooks, executive vice president of action and outdoor sports, lifestyle at Authentic and also commander-in-chief of the More Core Division.

Radical.