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Rex Huppke: Things that didn't happen in 2017 — but should have. Where's my jetpack?

Much of what's sloshing around in your daily information trough this time of year involves recaps of 2017 and rankings of the best this or that from the year that's about to end.

What's lacking, I believe, is a sensible, level-headed look at the things that didn't happen in 2017 but should have.

I'm going to fill that void with the following roundup, which I have cleverly titled: Rex Huppke's First Annual Guide to All that Should Have Happened This Year,

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