.Daily Roundup: ‘New York Times’ on Salvia; Pat Robertson Sees the Light

Here’s your headlines. 1)The Miley Cyrus bong hit story goes on and on, as the New York Times editors ask their kids, ‘What’s salvia?’: “Once the domain of Mazatec shamans in Oaxaca, Mexico, Salvia divinorum — a name that means ‘divining sage’ — has spent the last decade crawling from stoner novelty to the fringes of the mainstream. Evidence of its popularity is online: a YouTube search for ‘salvia’ reveals thousands of clips showing young people cackling, moaning and tripping out of their gourds under the herb’s influence.” More news after the jump.