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Wine & Dine with NU Intel: Evanston’s Best Wine Sellers

Do you know what beverage we don’t see at parties as much as we would like to? Wine. Any rager could leave its partygoers leaving feeling a bit more sophisticated (even if their actions were far from classy) after consuming copious amounts of crisp, imported wine. Intel explores Evanston’s grocery stores and wine sellers to help you help us feel swanky. Check out our findings here.

I Spy Pad Thai: Evanston’s guide to noodles

If there’s one thing the Intel editors have learned this week, it’s that there’s no one definition of Evanston pad thai. We sampled all shapes, sizes, colors, and ingredients that make up the vague recipe of what this food should be. Let us take you on an exotic journey (between the sheets) as we sample the most booty-worth restaurants and reminisce about the special nights they remind us of here.

The best of Netflix’s Watch Instantly

5/25/1111:25 amBy NU Intel Editors 1 Comment

With the end of the year fast approaching, chances are you’re going to have a lot of time on your hands during reading week and over the summer. Keeping this in mind, we Intel editors saved you the time and the heartache of browsing the Netflix Watch Instantly section. Not a Netflix subscriber? You’re bound to know somebody who is. Get them to log you in and you’re set. Check out our recommendations for every kind of mood after the jump. more

How to choose an Andre flavor for every occasion

When you’re staring into the crates of Andre in EV1, and you’re already nervous because you’re blond and the kid on your expired ID is a redhead, and you’re late, and you’re “oh-my-god maybe I should have pregamed the pregame, this is going to be so awkward” STOP. We have put together an absolutely uninformed and incomplete guide to buying Andre. Read it, and you will be prepared for any occasion. Prepared with the right flavor of cheap bubbly, I mean, not actual life skills. We don’t provide that here.

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Intel food blogger Nina Lincoff’s quest for the perfect hot dog took her on a one-day, five-restaurant, eight-frank, one-food coma journey through Chicago’s finest dawg purveyors. The best of her hot dog hunt—kimchi, pickle chips, and duck fat fries included—after the jump. more

Best of The Lip 2009-2010

9/14/101:20 pmBy NU Intel Editors 0 Comments

Last year The Lip put a Northwestern spin on style, music, events and entertainment. While we’re on hiatus, take the time to get reacquainted with us. Browse through some of our favorite posts, meet the characters on- and off-campus, and patiently wait for our return. more

Intel’s favorite features

9/14/101:02 pmBy NU Intel Editors 0 Comments

Thought-provoking. Investigative. Entertaining. Our features are the core of our site. We’ve picked a handful of our best work, and we promise they’re all worth re-reading. Check out our Year in Review Feature Slideshow.