The paper clip is something of a fetish object in design circles. Its spare, machined aesthetic and its inexpensive ubiquity landed it a spot in MoMA’s 2004 show Humble Masterpieces. This was a ...

James Ward has an unusual attachment to paper clips. And when he sees one, he sees "a piece of art, but it's also a piece of useful art." And like any serious art appreciator, he is also a collector.

In 2026, the president said, "One hundred eighty-two years ago, a man discovered the paper clip." He's also claimed it was ...

President Donald Trump was asked Monday whose idea it was to deploy ICE agents to 13 airports around the country. The ...

Your standard paperclip has a design so perfect and so simple that it seems inevitable–and obvious. It wasn’t. The Gem paperclip is actually the last clip standing in a war over paper clip design that ...

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