The Bohemian Grove has been suspected by its critics to hold perverse and occult activities. Powell appeared to allude to this when stating that "Strange doings down here" when emailing MacKay.<ref name="Shaw2016"/> According to Phillip Weiss of ''Spy Magazine'' in 1989, public urination is "the most gloried-in ritual of the encampment."<ref name="Shaw2016"/> Other perverse activities, including public nudity and heavy drinking, have been documented.<ref name="SecretSocieties"/> | The Bohemian Grove has been suspected by its critics to hold perverse and occult activities. Powell appeared to allude to this when stating that "Strange doings down here" when emailing MacKay.<ref name="Shaw2016"/> According to Phillip Weiss of ''Spy Magazine'' in 1989, public urination is "the most gloried-in ritual of the encampment."<ref name="Shaw2016"/> Other perverse activities, including public nudity and heavy drinking, have been documented.<ref name="SecretSocieties"/> |