Over the last year, the utility of a red paper clip has taken on a whole new meaning for a lot of Web denizens. That's because of Kyle MacDonald, a friendly, regular guy from Montreal who on July 12, ...

July 14, 2006 -- -- What is one red paper clip worth? For Kyle MacDonald, 26, the question is simple, but the answer is more complex and more inspiring than anyone could ever imagine. Starting with ...

Kyle MacDonald is on the verge of successfully completing a project that on its surface sounds nothing less than absurd: Trading--with the help of a blog--a single red paper clip for a house. Since ...

BREAKING: Scribe Maria Maggenti has made an MGM pitch for One Red Paper Clip, based on the nonfiction book by Kyle MacDonald. It’s the true story about a man who wins his girlfriend’s heart by trading ...

Sometimes, certain extraordinary events seem to defy any attempt at a logical explanation, only to be later revealed upon closer inspection for what they really are. For instance, ghosts? They’re ...

Canadian Kyle MacDonald, 26, started with a simple online offer on July 12, 2005 to trade the paper clip, which sat on his desk next to his computer, for something a little bigger and better. Fourteen ...

BREAKING: Scribe Maria Maggenti has made an MGM pitch for One Red Paper Clip, based on the nonfiction book by Kyle MacDonald. It’s the true story about a man who wins his girlfriend’s heart by trading ...

Earlier this year we told you how Kyle MacDonald was on a quest to barter one red paper clip for a house. Well, MacDonald got his house. Granted it’s in Saskatchewan, but still rather impressive. And ...

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 ...