Ross Anderson

United States

Life Editor at The Spectator (World)

Liberal. Life Editor at @TheSpectator. Regular contributor to @NewYorkSun Reach me at [email protected]

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Articles

There's a Budget EV Pickup Coming — Funded by Jeff Bezos

1 week ago | nysun.com | Ross Anderson

Readers of my column are well aware of my skepticism around electric trucks. In June of 2023, I wrote that the options available then — notably, Ford’s F-150 Lightning — cost significantly more than their gas-powered equivalents and yet suffered severe range degradation when the weather got cold or they were towing or hauling any meaningful load.
Home Gym Workout Benches: a Buying Guide

1 week ago | nysun.com | Ross Anderson

London has a convenient subway system, letting me get around with little hassle and expense; but even so, there are those days when I don’t want to spend the time and effort to get to the gym. So, despite sharing a one-bedroom flat with my partner, I bought the parts to make a quality, compact, but inexpensive at-home gym.
Nomos Glashütte Unveils New World Timer at Watches & Wonders

1 week ago | nysun.com | Ross Anderson

Nomos — Germany’s best-selling mechanical watchmaker, based out of the historic horological town of Glashütte — has a bit of a split identity. If you are a German shopper, you likely buy their minimalistic, Bauhaus-inspired watches like the Tangente, Minimatik, Orion, Ludwig, Lamda, and Tetra: elegant, professional dress watches that can suit any occasion.
General Motors Unveils New Futuristic 'Corvette' Concept

2 weeks ago | nysun.com | Ross Anderson

Seeing GM’s new Corvette concept from their British “Advanced Design Studio” instantly reminded me of a 2011 Geneva Motor Show video. The video shows Chris Bangle, famed and controversial BMW designer, looking at the Saab stand, considering their latest — and last — concept car, the PhoeniX. It’s a beautiful car, and its designer, Jason Castriota, was running Bangle through the design, explaining what he had in mind for it, citing liquid mercury and so forth.
Opinion: Nintendo's Switch 2 Is Too Expensive to Be a Runaway Hit

2 weeks ago | nysun.com | Ross Anderson

Last week, Nintendo finally revealed more details about their upcoming Switch 2: the sequel to their best-selling dockable handheld console, launched in 2017. The original Switch was the second-highest-selling console ever, and it’s not hard to see why. It had a compelling portable and dockable form factor and was affordable, starting at $299. First-party titles — like the award-winning Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild — topped out at $60, with most selling for under $40.
Nintendo Provides More Details on Upcoming Switch 2

2 weeks ago | nysun.com | Ross Anderson

The original Nintendo Switch launched in 2017, and despite being the second most popular console of all time — with more than 146 million units sold — Nintendo resisted updating or discounting the aging console. Then, finally, this January, Nintendo announced that there would be a Switch 2 coming sometime this year and showed off their upcoming console with a detail-free teaser trailer.
Apple Updates the AirPods Max with Lossless Audio Support

2 weeks ago | nysun.com | Ross Anderson

Last September, Apple spent much of its “Glow Time” event talking about how comprehensively they’d updated their AirPods earbuds line-up. There was a new base version, a new Pro — with various health monitoring features — and a mid-tier model with limited noise-canceling. That model doesn’t seem to sell well, which makes sense, given that if you’re willing to pay the price bump for the mid-tier model, you may as well pay a bit more for the Pro.
Review: Maen's $1,139 Jump Hour Watch Is 2025's Best Timepiece

2 weeks ago | nysun.com | Ross Anderson

Watches & Wonders, the biggest watch event of the year, has wrapped up in Geneva, and many great timepieces were shown off. There was a new Rolex, offered with a pistachio dial; some beautiful new pieces from favorite brands of mine, like A. Lange & Söhne and Ressence; and Vacheron Constantin released the most complicated wristwatch of all time. However, one complication stood out: the jumping hour.
The Sazerac: an old favorite... from New Orleans

2 weeks ago | thespectator.com | Ross Anderson |Michael Evans |Tom Goodenough |Dave Seminara

As the Super Bowl rolled into New Orleans, with Kendrick Lamar and his flared jeans in tow, I was thinking about the many contributions that this small Louisiana city has brought to the cocktail bar. There’s the creamy green Grasshopper, the French Quarter’s whiskey-based Vieux Carré, the tropical rum punch Hurricane and, of course, the comically difficult Ramos Gin Fizz – which blooms up in a tower of egg-white froth.
The Sazerac: an old favorite… from New Orleans

2 weeks ago | spectator.com.au | Ross Anderson

As the Super Bowl rolled into New Orleans, with Kendrick Lamar and his flared jeans in tow, I was thinking about the many contributions that this small Louisiana city has brought to the cocktail bar. There’s the creamy green Grasshopper, the French Quarter’s whiskey-based Vieux Carré, the tropical rum punch Hurricane and, of course, the comically difficult Ramos Gin Fizz – which blooms up in a tower of egg-white froth.