References to 9/11 are starting to show up in entertainment. “Allusions are cropping up more often because 9/11 and its aftermath — from color-coded terror alerts to removing shoes at the airport — have become part of ordinary life. But that is probably not the major reason. As the fallout from the attacks, bundled under the term “war on terror,” became unquestionably politicized, the images of 9/11 also became less sacrosanct, fair game for mainstream entertainment.”