Lao_New_Year,_dancers by Darren Donahue Dancers in traditional costumes at a New Year’s parade in Laos. (Photo by Darren Donahue) 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.