As much as I hate spouting aphorisms: Luck is when preparation meets opportunity. Such things can be improved and increased with practice and persistence.
I honestly don't know why, Miley did EXACTLY what she wanted, gain publicity through a shock stunt, she fished and she caught, her manager even publically announced to be very happy about the results that followed and the show on itself.
They are artists, they can do whatever they want, and among the people who were shocked are enough intelligent people who just laughed at it, cause it was mostly meant for laughs, but just because of Miley's past everyone keeps seeing her as the good girl, well, she's not, she's a grown woman and just like Gaga can appear in meat costumes, Madonna can flap her arm-wings around, and Katy Perry can sing about "Peacocks" Miley can break character and gain publicity if she so desires, and she so desires, definitely.
"The very best way of making the hair grow is to rub paraffin into the roots, but of course you must be very careful afterwards not to go near a fire or light of any kind."
I will attempt to clarify my earlier comment: 1. The behavior of the American who swallowed the pickled toe (shudder) reflects badly on the image of Americans traveling out-of-country. 2. The image that Americans project to the world has been in decline for many years, and so it is becoming more and more difficult to make Americans look worse. 3. The person in this story succeeded to make Americans look more boorish and uncivilized by his behavior, thus topping an already high performance bar. 4. This implies that his behavior was quite extreme in its offensiveness.
Well, no, I never noticed that, because our dining table is in the middle of the room, and it still gathers a ton of stuff. Which has to be cleaned off before dinner, but that doesn't stop it from piling up -ever.
They are artists, they can do whatever they want, and among the people who were shocked are enough intelligent people who just laughed at it, cause it was mostly meant for laughs, but just because of Miley's past everyone keeps seeing her as the good girl, well, she's not, she's a grown woman and just like Gaga can appear in meat costumes, Madonna can flap her arm-wings around, and Katy Perry can sing about "Peacocks" Miley can break character and gain publicity if she so desires, and she so desires, definitely.
-The Girl's Own Annual (1903)
http://www.neatorama.com/2013/08/29/Beauty-Secrets-from-the-Good-Old-Days/
1. The behavior of the American who swallowed the pickled toe (shudder) reflects badly on the image of Americans traveling out-of-country.
2. The image that Americans project to the world has been in decline for many years, and so it is becoming more and more difficult to make Americans look worse.
3. The person in this story succeeded to make Americans look more boorish and uncivilized by his behavior, thus topping an already high performance bar.
4. This implies that his behavior was quite extreme in its offensiveness.
It's harder and harder to do that, too!
Passed out drunk in a tattoo parlor bathroom?