Welcome back to The Daily Courant, your afternoon guide to Puck’s best new reporting.

First up today, Julia Ioffe shares a firsthand account of this year’s Munich Security Conference, where nerves were frayed as American lawmakers tried to calm European allies still traumatized by Trump’s threats to abscond with Greenland. Alas, any reassurance effort was undercut when Sen. Lindsey Graham publicly declared, “Who gives a s— who owns Greenland,” before reportedly telling Danish and Greenlandic leaders that if Trump wanted the island, he would take it. But if nothing else, the conference did accomplish Graham’s primary and perennial mission of making himself the headline…

Plus, below the fold: Lauren Sherman delivers a comprehensive rundown of the biggest winners and losers coming out of New York Fashion Week. And Glenn Adamson offers an inside-the-room preview of a new exhibition at Cooper Hewitt exploring the longstanding relationship between music and design.

Meanwhile, on the pods: Julia Alexander and John Ourand connect on The Grill Room to game out the forthcoming NFL rights negotiations and their sweeping implications. On Fashion People, Lauren and Leah Chernikoff trade notes on the biggest surprises at New York Fashion Week. And on The Powers That Be, Julia Ioffe joins Peter Hamby for a talmudic reading of Marco Rubio’s brazen, head-spinning speech in Munich.

WASHINGTON

At the Munich Security Conference, American lawmakers struggled to reassure European allies who are still traumatized by Trump’s threats to invade Greenland. Lindsey Graham’s F-bombs didn’t help.

FASHION

A dispatch on the most burning hypotheses, best and worst brand and designer performances, and many existential questions from the New York shows last week.

ART

A new exhibition at Cooper Hewitt, Art of Noise, presents a vibrant history of the long, complex relationship between music and design.

MEDIA

John Ourand and Julia Alexander dive into the biggest sports media storylines of the moment, from the forthcoming NFL rights negotiations and their sweeping implications to NBCUniversal’s “Legendary February” and Peacock’s ongoing subscriber challenges. They also discuss the NFL’s growing international ambitions, the competitive drag of NBA tanking, the Olympics, and much more.

FASHION

Lauren’s guest is Leah Chernikoff, executive editor of Harper’s Bazaar and host of The Good Buy. They’re reflecting on New York Fashion week, from Marc Jacobs to Diotima, the rise of the second-floor shop, best dressed at the Indie Spirit Awards, Love Story, the desire for diamonds, and so much more.

WASHINGTON

Julia Ioffe joins Peter for an inside look at the Munich Security Conference and the anxiety over the future of the transatlantic alliance—especially in the wake of Trump’s Greenland threats. Julia reflects on Marco Rubio’s speech promising a shared future with Europe, which offered many attendees a measure of relief—but notes the unease among diplomats who questioned Washington’s commitment to the liberal world order.

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