THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE- MARCH 15, 2026

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THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE: The 3.15.26 Issue features Yudhijit Bhattacharjee on the quest to save Bili the baby gorilla; Daphne Merkin on the psychoanalyst Stephen Grosz; Elisabeth Zerofsky on the key to Europe’s defense; and more.

The Quest to Save One Baby Gorilla From an Uncertain Fate

Social media is fueling a black market for infant primates like Bili, who was captured in the wild and trafficked. By Yudhijit BhattacharjeeCreditIllustration by Clément Thoby

The Race to Stop Wildlife Trafficking in Africa

In Nigeria, customs officers and conservationists are confronting the grim impacts of the $20 billion trade. By Arlette Bashizi and Yudhijit Bhattacharjee

X’s Chatbot Started Undressing Women. Was This What A.I. Wanted All Along?

Grok Imagine’s “nudify” scandal reveals something about the dream of manhandling photos.

Coding After Coders: The End of Computer Programming as We Know It

In the era of A.I. agents, many Silicon Valley programmers are now barely programming. Instead, what they’re doing is deeply, deeply weird.

When a President Gets Addicted to Regime Change

Venezuela gave Trump a taste of success. This isn’t the first time an American president has gotten hooked on overthrowing foreign governments. By Scott Anderson

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