Recently all my e-mail messages arrive adorned with a paper-clip icon—the image that indicates a file has been attached. But usually there is no attachment. It’s kind of spooky. Am I being hacked? Is ...

A paper clip, of course. But like many feats of engineering ... Read next BI Tech Memo An icon in the shape of an angle pointing down.

With a spare $185 laying around and a serious lack of creativity, anyone can waltz into Office Depot and drop some cash on 13,300 paper clips ... a sterling silver “paperclip-shaped” money ...

It wasn’t. The Gem paperclip is actually the last clip standing in a war over paper clip design that lasted decades. Grids points to this lovely paper clip gallery created by the Office Museum ...