Kheer, a rice pudding-like Indian dessert, in honor of Diwali. (Photo by Mohini Patel Glanz aka mangopowergirl) Kheer, a rice pudding-like Indian dessert, in honor of Diwali. (Photo by Mohini Patel Glanz aka mangopowergirl on flickr) Alex Stonehill Alex is a cofounder and editor of The Seattle Globalist. He's a visual journalist whose work has been published by PBS, The Seattle Times, FRONTLINE/World and the Seattle Weekly. Alex teaches journalism in the University of Washington's Department of Communication and recently directed the documentary film Barzan.