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LIFE AT THE fictional JFK High almost matches my real high school. We had shootings, locker searches, and teachers flipping out--but not all on the same morning. Such is the unbelievable pace, however, that colors much of Teachers, the thoroughly confused new release from Arthur Hiller...
...plays a burned-out social studies teacher. He looks like he has been taking eating lessons from Gerard Depardeau, and talks like a graduate from the Wolfman Jack College of Elocution, altogether appearing more fit to push a broom than a pencil. Nolte is supposedly the best teacher at JFK, and that is just the beginning of the school's problems. JFK is so bad that it is being sued by a former student for failing to fail him, and it has hired the best-looking legal help money can buy in the form of JoBeth Williams. Williams is also...
...perfect tomato-cheese balance, it's widely considered the best deal in the Square. Pizzeria Regina (4-10 Holyoke ST.): Before there was Avventura, Regina's thin-crust had no competition. The downstairs dining room sports friendly booths, pitchers of beer, and a lively atmosphere. Pizzeria Uno (22 JFK St.): If you've never had deep-dish (Chicago-style)pizza, you're in for a treat. Don't let the small pies fool you: two slices are a meal and a good one at that, Pleasant, real restaurant atmosphere, with down-to-earth prices make Uno's pizza...
...those who like to see who's playing the music they're paid to see, Jonathan Swift's Pub on JFK St.--right in the Square--will have some of the best music in the city, though the club's predilection for second-rate flower-power music on occasionally be a snoozer. Mixed in with the old folkies and local clone bands will be some goodies, including Steve Forbert (June 25), Koko Taylor (June 28), and local preppies the Sex Execs (June29...
...alternatives, is beyond some, but the familiarity can be comforting to the homesick. The cheapest cone in the Square, and the smallest scoop, too. Try the mudpies--now available in individual slices for $1.50 each--made of Jamocha Almond Fudge ice cream in a pie crust. Haagen Dazs (67 JFK St.): Considered one of the best of the mass-marketed variety, Convenient for Gelaria shoppers, for some it's a slice of home. Chocolate-chocolate chip is still tops: so rich, they named it twice. Gelateria (Mt. Auburn St.): This new-wave addition to the list of summer palate-coolers...