Hello Insiders! It’s late August — and you’re likely either out on vacation or picking up the slack for those that are. To help you through these quieter weeks, we’ve pulled together some of our most entertaining, eye-opening, and engaging reads from the past few months. RECOMMENDED READS Patrick Fraser/Contour by Getty Images; Matthieu Bourel for Insider The many faces of Scooter Braun: The mega-manager behind Bieber and Grande says he's the nice guy in a bad business. But Taylor Swift isn't the only person who's seen his dark side.

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The Socialite and the Scammer: How a bunch of rich New Yorkers got conned by a man with beautiful hair and armfuls of fake Birkins

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Anuj Shrestha for Insider Ketamine is being sold as a depression wonder drug. For some, it's making everything worse. Yifan Wu for Insider Cool-girl brand Aritzia made employees rate each other's appearances, discriminated against Black salespeople, and fostered a culture of fear, some ex-staffers say Karl Maasdam; Lawrence D. Thornton/Archive Photos/Getty Images; Rebecca Zisser/Insider Harvard professor Francesca Gino was accused of faking data. Now her million-dollar empire is crumbling — and scholars are eyeing who's next. Zach Meyer for Insider Bang Bang, tattoo artist to the stars, monitored employees with cameras and controlled their Instagram accounts, ex-staffers say