CoverGirl made a bold, unconventional choice this week when they announced that Ellen DeGeneres would be the new face of the beauty brand, following in the footsteps of Christie Brinkley, Queen Latifah and Drew Barrymore.Who else do you think deserves the CoverGirl treatment? 30 Rock's Tina Fey has already nabbed a Marie Claire cover. Oscar nominee Ellen Page would make one righteous home skillet. How about unusual TV beauties Weeds' Allie Grant or Mad Men's Elisabeth Moss? Chandra Wilson? Sandra Oh? Or, um, the entire cast of Grey's Anatomy?What do you think? Tell us your unconventional CoverGirls.
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They shoot pot dealers, don't they? That question lingers as Season 2 of Showtime's Weeds drew to a close with a helpless, hempless Nancy staring down the barrels of not one or two but five serious pieces of firepower... never once setting down that prominently displayed can of Diet Coke. Her only possible salvation: Silas, now in possession of the final MILF weed harvest, but himself also in dire straits, with Celia and a policeman marching toward the 38-pound stash. And let's not forget poor Shane, who graduated from grade school straight into an impetuous, Cactus Cooler-fueled trip to Paraguay, with Kat (as in Krazy) behind the wheel, and Uncle Andy and Abumchuck in heated pursuit.And to think that the Weeds writers almost tied everything up in a neat bundle instead! So glad they opted otherwise, (as explained in my fresh Features Q&A with series creator Jenji Kohan).Was I entirely satisfied with the season-ending cliff-hanger? No, not entirely. I think it was a cheat to kill...
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