We Filmed the Date and Missed the Point
A Russian couple recently made headlines after climbing the antenna of the Empire State Building, over 1,400 feet above New York City. God knows what point they were trying to make because their message was so vague that Trump didn't even react to it, and he reacts to everything! I think the whole charade was to stage a proposal. They unfurled a banner celebrating "the power of love," filmed the entire spectacle and, instead of beginning their engagement with champagne and congratulations, ended the day in police custody. The internet did what it does best . Some called it romantic. Others called it reckless. I just couldn't say, I'm Switzerland because I couldn't stop asking a different question. When did love become a performance? Not long ago, proposals were intimate moments shared between two people. Today, they're carefully choreographed productions with drone shots, multiple camera angles and a social media strategy waiting to go live before the ring...
