Envy the New Yorker subscriber who opened up their mailbox this week, saw the cover, and wondered, “Why is that guy tying a pretzel into his hair?” For the rest of us, including the 2 million who watched this YouTube video about how to get a Zayn Malik man bun and made “How to get a man bun” a dominant 2015 Google search query, man buns are still a living hair abomination. Artist Peter de Sève was inspired to create the cover drawing of a man struggling to perfect his top knot, explaining that “Brooklyn’s eccentricities are an endless font of inspiration for a guy in my line of work.” “Eccentricities” is a kind word to describe the hairy eyesore style that is a bigger tragedy to Brooklyn than the C train. For anyone still attempting this style, please don’t forget your Viviscal and don’t forget, what nourishes you, also destroys you.