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This is absolutely heartbreaking news. I’ve interacted with Andrew online — here, Facebook and elsewhere — for over two decades, and had the pleasure meeting him a half dozen times over the years. He did fantastic work at the Cartoon Art Museum, and authored a number of valuable books for those of us with a passion for pop culture.
To Andrew’s credit, it’s reported (article below) he has taken ownership of his “lapse in judgment.” (Those are Andrew’s words from the article below. I’d use terms that are significantly much more harsh, as the victims included both adults and children, but I’m still processing this. My vocabulary fails me at the moment in finding a word that captures my combined disgust and disappointment.) The consequences are only beginning, not least of which losing the curatorship of CAM.
This will be a difficult time not only for Andrew, but his wife Shannon and their little guy. Whatever your inclination — prayers, thoughts, positive vibes — that’s a family in need of a lot of those now.
From the Berkeley Scanner:
“He later emailed party guests to express remorse, according to court papers.
"’I hid my phone in our bathroom for the purpose of spying on our guests, my closest friends in the world. I had never done anything like that before and don’t know what possessed me to do it,’ he wrote, according to police.
“Farago continued, according to court papers: ‘This was an inexcusable violation of your privacy and our friendship and I am prepared to face whatever consequences will come from this tremendous lapse in judgement.’”
[Updated to clarify “lapse in judgment” were Andrew’s words from the article, and not mine. In no way do I want to minimize the seriousness of this situation which involves children.]
Edited by Matthew McCallum on 29 June 2026 at 7:34pm
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