https://pjmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2010/03/06/academy-awards-there-goes-the-neighborhood-2/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 08:58:54 -0400<![CDATA[Oscar time you don&#8217;t want to live in my &#8216;hood &#8211; a mile or so directly up hill of the Kodak Theatre where they give the Academy Awards. Normally a quiet family redoubt in the Hollywood Hills (okay, a bit on the showbiz side, but sedate nevertheless), it has been turned into ground zero for the tragically-hip-public-relations-party-on set replete with non-stop bands from country to alternative. My street, which normally gets about one car every five minutes, is in a permanent state of gridlock with parking valets frantically running up and down the sidewalk, dodging the stares of the traffic control police who are being constantly importuned by my neighbors (and me) to take this moving torture chamber and ship the whole crowd to the New Orleans coliseum. Two nights ago we were kept up until dawn by a non-stop party for Best Actor nominee Joaquin Phoenix &#8211; and he was in New York at the time. The following morning it was impossible to get to work because of the catering trucks blocking the road. And this hijinks is supposed to go on until Monday.]]>Sat, 04 Mar 2006 15:44:02 -0500<![CDATA[Roger L. Simon]]>https://pjmedia.com/roger-l-simon/2006/03/04/academy-awards-there-goes-the-neighborhood-2-n211577