Our new monthly roundup of indie publishing: Junko Mizuno's deranged manga, Disney's war against the underground, Flann O'Brien on life during wartime, lefty theorist Mike Davis' children's book (set in Greenland), and William Upski Wimsatt bombs the 2004 election.

Joe Biden has nominated Avril Haines as DNI, and may pick Michael Morell for the CIA. Both are tainted by torture

Guys, my torture views are “dumb,” Fox News genius says -- but he knows about war because he wrote “Killing Patton”

The former vice president defends everything, apologizes for nothing, in shockingly awful interview even for him

Mark Hamill confirmed on Twitter what some fans have suspected about that final scene

"There is no such thing as a politically correct war," he says, writing soldiers a blank check for criminality

Here's why I'll never have mercy on torturers — no matter what any of our presidents might say

Although Nicolas Pesce has crafted some cool-looking scares and one special moment, the film is pointless recycling

The show that won't cast gay men wanted us to believe two contestants fell in love in "Brokeback Bachelor" stunt

One of the heroes invoked by torture-lovers had nothing but contempt for their views.

Republican Sen. John McCain, a Vietnam POW, has long opposed torture, and he's now speaking out against Gina Haspel

Amnesty International report: Syrian rebel groups "committed serious violations of international humanitarian law"

A new magazine brings the Marlboro Man a hefty dose of retro glory  and none of that icky girl stuff.

The former VP went on Fox News to defend his beloved torture program with smoothly delivered lies and obfuscations

If you thought support for torture was relegated to the right-wing fringes, a new poll has some bad news