Panel Nerds: Regina Spektor and Kurt Andersen Make Awkward Conversation

Hundreds of Regina Spektor fans squeezed inside the book store, as if at a concert: People cheered, held cameras overhead, sang along with Spektor’s songs, and one fan cried out “We love you, Regina” during the panel discussion. It was incredibly disruptive, but also reflective of attendees’ restlessness and boredom while listening to the panel.