Ted Woods’s documentary “White Wash” wants you to know that white guys aren’t the only ones who surf. Mr. Woods’s movie — part history lesson, part sports film, part polemical essay — has a complicated story to tell, about black surfers and, more broadly, about African-American history and the history of surfing.

Great topics all, but that’s a lot of ground to cover and, unsurprisingly, the film often feels a bit scattershot. Employing the usual grab bag of documentary building blocks, Mr. Woods never quite melds his film into a compelling whole, though individual pieces can be fascinating. There are talking-head experts; vintage footage (of surfing, of civil rights demonstrations, of advertisements for the good life in Los Angeles, “City of Destiny”); and interviews with the surfers, like the engaging Sal Masekela.

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Micah has become famous the world over for his super-stoked post surf interview. He’s even been auto-tuned into a song that you will never get out of your head. Now, he’s gotten the Tosh.0 treatment and yes, it’s funny.

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Giant squid – some weighing as much as 20 pounds – have been washing up on beaches in Orange County the past few days delighting (or perhaps horrifying) locals.

There are hundreds of squid carcasses washed up on beaches all over San Clemente and Oceanside.

While people walking on beaches might not be fond of stepping on the squid, or trying to dodge them, fisherman in Newport Beach couldn’t be happier with their catch of the day.

“They’re hauling in bagfuls of jumbo squid,” reports KCBS correspondent Michele Gile.

One sports fishing expedition on Wednesday came back with 990 of the large creatures.

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