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Noël Godin, Prankster Who Threw Pies at the Powerful, Dies at 80

Published by New York Times World By Michael S. Rosenwald · 7 September 2026 at 12:03
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Noël Godin, Prankster Who Threw Pies at the Powerful, Dies at 80
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Splattering figures like Bill Gates, Jean-Luc Godard and Bernard-Henri Lévy, he perfected the art of using whipped cream as a form of protest.

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