Aavir, 6, plays with the over-sized chess set during “2nd Saturday Family Night” at Crossroads mall. (Photo by Ilona Idlis) Aavir, 6, plays with the over-sized chess set during “2nd Saturday Family Night” at Crossroads mall. (Photo by Ilona Idlis) 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.