This photo makes it hard for me to breathe.
This photo makes it hard for me to breathe—the waves, the blues and blacks, the eyes closed, the flailing. Christopher Frizzelle

This morning, the New York Times offers a glimpse of the Syrian and Afghan refugees crisis while serving up a reminder of the power of print media. The accompanying article describes Germany’s decision to stop accepting migrants because the borders are being overrun.

Yesterday, according to the piece,

the Greek Coast Guard recovered the bodies of 34 migrants, including 15 children, after their boat capsized in the Aegean Sea.

Go read the whole thing.

Christopher Frizzelle was The Stranger's print editor, and first joined the staff in 2003. He was the editor-in-chief from 2007 to 2016, and edited the story by Eli Sanders that won a 2012 Pulitzer...