I’m Not a Spinster Aunt, I’m a PANK
By Allison P Davis

A recent Best Buy ad opens with a cozy holiday tableau: Maya Rudolph sits next to a Christmas tree, in front of a fire, reading a Christmas story called “Aunt Judy.” Judy, a young, remarkably unfrazzled, professional-looking woman, flits around Best Buy, Christmas list in hand, grabbing all the hottest tablets and smartphones. “Her nieces and nephews have holiday treasures,” concludes the 31-second spot. “They’ll be like, ‘Yo, Aunt Juds, you’re like the best auntie ever!’”

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