Pin It  Hollywood hunkers down   Mass media reconsiders what's
entertainment in the new world order  When hijacked planes
collided with the World Trade Center towers and the Pentagon
Sept. 11, the impacts weren't felt just in the foundations and
on the neighboring streets. The shock waves also traveled on the
air, through printing presses and along modems and cable hook-
ups, with tremors continuing to reverberate through the mass
media.  The terrorist attacks have caused some pop-culture
products to undergo complete reversals. Light romantic comedies
become grim reminders of a national tragedy. Thin, escapist
adventures now evoke grave, ambiguous geopolitics. Works that
speak directly to our most pressing issues get removed from
circulation.  Only with great difficulty could you find a medium
that's gone unscathed. Images of the World Trade Center are
being removed from PlayStation games, the opening credits of
television shows and even album jackets: Party Music by anti-
materialist hip-hop band The Coup was