The Washington PostDemocracy Dies in Darkness

Power on the time machine, we’re taking a trip into the past. Lots of pasts, actually.

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February 15, 2022 at 4:38 p.m. EST

I hate to disappoint Cher, but no matter how desperately you may want to, you can’t turn back time.

But that doesn’t stop some of us from fantasizing about it. What would it be like to live in another era than our own? Is there a place in the past that more suits our temperament?