Softly blending art and pop culture criticism, Philippa Snow is a critic, essayist and writer who informs us of the internet’s effects in altering what we consider to be mundane and ordinary. In attempts to fathom the appeal of pain, injury and sadomasochism in performance – whether it be in contemporary art or ardent social media personalities utilising danger to drive engagement – Philippa skilfully reveals the quotidian existence of violence in the twenty-first century in her book Which as You Know Means Violence: On Self-Injury as Art and Entertainment (2022). For Extra Extra no. 20, Philippa explores her online sightings of the object of the safety pin, presenting its ability to inflict pain whilst executing its fundamental purpose of safely holding things together.